In one of the stringent punishments ever awarded to a rape victim, a district court here sentenced ‘double life imprisonment’ to a rape accused who had sexually assaulted a 7-year-old girl on April 24 this year in Maina village of Sehore district on Thursday.
Additional Session Judge Baghwati Choudhary of Sehore district court pronounced the sentence of double imprisonment to the accused Mangal alias Manglesh Khati (22), who committed the horrendous crime against the minor girl.
It said the accused had lured the minor girl to take mangoes from his farm on April 24 and committed the crime. later in the evening the girl was rescued by man and brought her home.
After reaching her home, she disclosed the atrocious incident to her parents and later lodged a complaint with the Ashta police.
Following the complaint police had started investigation and with inputs from the victim, the police nabbed the accused. A case under Section 363, 366 and 376 (2) of the IPC and Section 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children of Sexual Offences Act 2012, was registered.
On Thursday, during the final hearing taking cognizance of the heinous crime with grave seriousness the district court awarded ‘Double life Imprisonment’ to the accused.
The accused was awarded rigorous imprisonment for 5 years and a fine of `1000 under section 363 of the IPC, rigorous imprisonment for 5 years and a fine of `1,000 under section 366 of the IPC, life imprisonment and a fine of `5000 under section 376(2) and life imprisonment and fine of `5000 under the Protection of Children of Sexual Offences Act 2012.