Shujalpur district court sentenced a 21-year-old youth to life for abducting and sexually assaulting a minor girl in the year 2015.
The accused Devraj alias Pintu Singh was sentenced for life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl on March 12, 2015 by Additional District Judge (Second).
In the year 2015 when the victim was alone at her house in Krishna Nagar she was lured and abducted by the accused.
At the time of the alleged incident victim’s mother had gone to buy medicine and when she returned the victim was missing.
A complaint was lodged with the police and based on the complaint a case under section 363 of the IPC was registered and later in the investigation when the victim managed to escape and reported the incident to the family and recorded her statements section 376 of the IPC and section 5 and 6 of the POCSO Act were added.
After the completion of the investigation court found the accused guilty of abducting the victim and sexually assaulting her while she was held captive.
On Monday the accused was sentenced for five years of rigorous imprisonment under section 363 of the IPC and imposed a fine of Rs 2000.
He was sentenced for seven years of rigorous imprisonment under section 366 of the IPC and imposed a fine of Rs 2000 and imprisonment for life.
There is also a penalty of Rs 5000 under section 5 and 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act of 2012.