In Delhi, a middle -aged middle -aged man, who was again innocent, has been sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by the court. The Saket Court has sentenced Rameshwar to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment in the case of rape and sexual harassment of a minor, and has imposed a fine of Rs 50,000. In addition, under Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code, a simple imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of Rs 20,000 was imposed for the offense. Apart from this, the court has ordered a compensation of Rs 10 lakh 50 thousand to the victim. Additional Sessions Judge (FTSC) Poxo Act Shivani Chauhan said in his judgment that the convict was 50 years old on the date of the crime, while the victim girl was just 7 years and 9 months old. There is a lot of difference in the age of the victim and the convict. In such a situation, the guilty is not entitled to any softening.
In the case, the convict called the girl to her house with a lure of sweets and raped her. At the same time, he had threatened that if he told anyone about it, he would kill him. Earlier, the court convicted the convicts Rameshwar for a punishable offense under Section 363 IPC, Section 366 IPC, Section 342 IPC, Section 506 IPC and Section 6 Poxo Act. During the hearing, the judge said that in the current case, Rameshwar, convicted in the current case, caused serious sexual harassment with her in her house after abducting the victim of 7 years and 9 months and hostage. He had threatened the victim not to tell anyone about the incident. The court said that the act of the convict has created concern in the society and the victim’s mind. In the interest of justice, a balance will have to be created between corrective theory and preventive principle of punishment.
During the hearing, the Additional Public Prosecutor presented the panic for the state that the act of the convict has caused panic in the society, as the convict has committed offenses under Section 363 of IPC, Section 366 of IPC, Section 342 of IPC, Section 342 of IPC and Section 6 of Poxo Act. In such a situation, he requested the court that the convict should be punished maximum and maximum compensation should be provided to the victim. He said that the victim was an innocent 07 -year -old and 09 -month -old girl while an adult was a competent male. The victim could not save herself due to being a child. He was sexually assaulted by the convict.
On the other hand, the defense counsel argued that the convict’s wife had to be maintained. She fell down the stairs two months ago and her health is bad. He argued that the convict is not well.
The lawyer, who was lobbying on behalf of the Delhi Women’s Commission, said that the victim had a physical injury to the genitals. There is no record of medical expenditure on the treatment of the victim. As a result of the crime, the victim was so mentally traumatized that she had to change her home with her family. The victim is survived by her father and mother and two siblings. Both her father and mother work as laborers and earns Rs 10,000 and Rs 7,000 per month. The victim lives in a rented house and her rent is Rs 3,500 thousand per month. The victim belongs to the low income group of the society. The victim wants to move forward in her life and she has not received any compensation in the present time.
