District and Session Judge Kunwar Sen convicted and sentenced Anil Kumar, resident of village Sanjji of Patti Balikandarsuyn in Pauri district, to 10 years’ imprisonment aside from slapping several fines under different sections of the Indian Penal Code on Tuesday in connection with a minor’s rape case.
The judge said that half of the amount to be got through the fines would be given to the victim. Besides, the court asked the State Government through DGC (Criminal) Awnish Negi to pay `1,00,000 to the victim as special compensation.
District Government councilor (Criminal) Awnish Negi said that the report of the rape of the minor had been lodged by the father of the victim, resident of village Buransi of Patti Balikandarsuyn in the revenue police on May 29 2015, the day the rape was committed. In the report, he said that when her daughter was coming back home from the Agriculture University Bharsar after completing her day’s computer training, the accused Anil Kumau, resident of village Sanjji raped her in Chuniyyatok.
He further said that the prosecution had produced eight witnesses while the defence lawyer produced a radiologist.