POSCO court sentences 20-year RI to rape accused

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ITANAGAR: A POCSO Court in an Arunachal district has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment besides fine, for raping a minor.

The court of Special Judge Tage Halley at Basar in Leparada district has sentenced Bombe alias Bombay Riba (25) to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 20 years and to pay a fine of Rs 3,000, on May 6 last, official sources informed here on Wednesday.

In case of default to pay the fine, the court ordered one more year of imprisonment for the convict.

The accused has also been convicted and sentenced to undergo three years of imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs one thousand under section 363 of IPC and further imprisonment of six month in case he fail to pay the fine amount.

Meanwhile, the fine amount imposed against the convict has been deposited to the court which shall be paid to the minor victim through her parents at the earliest, the sources said.

Further, as per submission made by the public prosecutor K Angu, application submitted under Arunachal Pradesh Victim Compensation Scheme, 2011 through District Legal Services Authority Aalo in West Siang district has been reportedly approved by the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, for payment of compensation to the victim of sexual assault in the case and for her rehabilitation.

Therefore, no more recommendation in regard to victim compensation has been made by the trial court.

On April 30 last, father of the victim had lodged a written FIR at Aalo police station stating that his six-year-old daughter was forcefully kidnapped from his home by the accused and raped her in the nearby river bank.

A case was registered and investigation launched.

On the fateful day, while minor victim was playing in the premises of her house with her friends and siblings, all of a sudden the accused arrived there and took her to the nearby river and raped her.

The investigating officer filed a charge sheet against the accused which was forwarded to the POCSO court by the SP for taking cognizance and trial. On the consideration of charge sheet filed, a prima facie case was found and accordingly a formal charge was framed against the accused who pleaded guilty in front of the court, the sources added.

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