The special court of Additional District and Sessions Judge I of Hazaribagh Om Prakash Pandey has sentenced a rapist to 20 years of imprisonment and Rs 20 K fine He had committed the rape on a minor two years back. In case of non-payment of the fine, the imprisonment tenure will be extended to one year more.
During the hearing of the case, nine witnesses appeared before the court and registered their statements. After going through the arguments of both sides, the district and session judge finally pronounced his judgment. The incidence of rape with minor had taken place in the Aango village of sadar block of Hazaribagh district on October 28, 2015. The 14 year old minor was going to toilet when the resident of same village Manoj Turi captured her forcibly and raped her. When she went to house, she narrated the incident to his parents.
The victim’s father had registered a case in the Muffasil police station of Hazaribagh. Police had first sent her for medical checkup and then her statement under section 164 was registered in the court.
After getting the medical report police started investigation and the accused was arrested and jailed.