Muzaffarnagar, September 12: A POCSO court here on Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a five-year-old boy over three years ago. Government Counsel Pradeep Balyan said, "Special Judge Shrimati Manjula Bhalotya found Jaber Singh guilty under Section 377 (unnatural sex) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 5 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act." ‘We Reduce the Sentence to 10 Years’: Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Man Who Repeatedly Raped Step-Daughter but Reduces Jail Term Citing Accused Undergoing 8 Years of Sentence.

"The court awarded him life imprisonment," Balyan said. The court also imposed a fine of ?50,000 on the accused, with the entire amount to be awarded to the victim as compensation According to the prosecution, the incident occurred in March 2021 when Singh lured the five-year-old boy to his home in a nearby village. The accused promised the child Rs 5, and once inside the house, he sexually assaulted him. Sexual Harassment Case: Man Gets 12 Years in Jail for Raping 3-Years-Old Girl After Kidnapping Her in UP’s Ballia.

The victim's father filed a complaint with the police, alleging that his son had been playing near Jaber Singh's residence when he was taken away and abused.

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