The Chief Judicial Magistrate has sent an accused, Anil Kumar, to 14 days’ judicial custody under section 506, 376 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) 2012 in a case of rape a girl belonging to a village under Paubo block of Pauri district, on Monday.
The revenue police had arrested the accused, tagging him with sexual assault case on 31 May. According to Pauri Tehsildar Ashish Ghildiyal, the girl was raped by the accused on 29 May while she was returning to her village from a computer centre. The family members of the victim lodged report and registered a case against the accused the same day. On 31 May, the villagers handed the accused over to revenue police. The accused Anil Kumar (25) was produced in the court of chief judicial magistrate on Monday and was remanded to judicial custody.The revenue police have conducted the medical test of the victim. However, the report is yet to be received.