India News | Man Sentenced to 10-year Imprisonment in POCSO Case

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jan 16 (PTI) A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) court here sentenced a man to 10-year imprisonment for abducting and raping a minor girl in 2021.

Special Judge Anjani Kumar Singh on Thursday awarded the sentence to one Amit and imposed a fine of Rs 15 thousand on him after holding him guilty under Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections and 3/4 of POCSO Act, government counsel Vinay Kumar Arora told PTI.

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He said a minor girl (16) was abducted and raped by Amit in a village under the Chapar police station area of the district on March 4, 2021.

Police had filed a chargesheet against the accused on May 31, 2021. PTI CORR ABN

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