The impact of effective ‘parivi’ being conducted by Haryana Police for ensuring speedy justice to rape victims is yielding positive results as the conviction rate in the rape and sexual offences continues witnessing an upward trend in the State, said Director General of Police (DGP) Manoj Yadava.
Giving details, the DGP said that in the month of January 2020, Police had secured conviction of 17 offenders booked under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Indian Penal Code (IPC). Of these, one convict was awarded capital punishment, one sentenced life imprisonment, six awarded 20 years imprisonment, six got 10 years imprisonment, one sentenced 7 years jail and one each offender was awarded 4 years and 2 years imprisonment, he said.
The DGP said that Police has not only arresting rape accused within the earliest possible time after the report of such heinous crime, but also securing conviction of such offenders through concerted efforts, efficient investigations and presentation of evidences before the concerned courts. Our all out efforts resulted in corresponding improvement from prosecution to early convictions of sex offenders, he added.
Yadava further said that State government put in place a slew of measures to improve security for women and girls to prevent such heinous crime. As a result of these, the number of rapes and other sexual offences reported to the police has also been increasing, which shows that victims feel more confident in coming forward to report the crime in police
stations.
At the same time, both the Centre and State Governments had also enacted laws that provided for tough punishment. In addition, setting up more fast-track courts also helpful to speed up the delivery of justice to the victims, he added.
Among the convictions secured, Palwal Court has sentenced a man to death for raping and killing a five years old girl. It also sentenced mother of the convict seven years imprisonment with fine of Rs 5000.
In another case, Panchkula Court sentenced a man to life imprisonment alongwith fine of Rs 50000 for rape and murdering a five years old girl. Kurukshetra Court has sentenced a Pehowa resident to 20 years rigorous imprisonment and 10 years under separate section of law in a rape case of a minor girl while in a separate case, Panipat Court sentenced a man to 10 years imprisonment after holding him guilty for a raping a minor girl. It also imposed a fine of Rs 11000 on convicted person.
The DGP informed that a Court in Gurugram has sentenced two years imprisonment with a fine of Rs 50000 to a Madhya Pradesh resident after holding him guilty under POCSO Act. Sonipat Court, in a different case, has convicted a man for raping a minor girl in 2017. The convict is awarded 10 years imprisonment with a fine of Rs 25000 and will have to undergo two years more imprisonment in case of non-payment of fine.
Gurugram Court has convicted a Uttar Pradesh resident for attempting to rape and molesting a seven year old minor and sentenced 10 year imprisonment. It also slapped a fine of Rs 50000.
In yet another case, Sonipat Court convicted a man for sodomising a minor and sentenced 10 years imprisonment. It also sentenced one year additional jail term for non-payment of fine, the DGP added.