Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Ballia Court Sentences Juvenile to 25 Years for Raping Minor
A court in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, found a 16-year-old boy guilty of raping a 14-year-old girl.
The court gave him a 25-year prison sentence.
It also ordered him to pay a fine of Rs 50,000.
Prosecutors said the girl was alone at home when the crime happened.
They said her father was working and her mother was visiting her parental home.
The accused was allegedly staying at his aunt’s house in the girl’s village.
The case began after the girl’s father filed a complaint.
Police investigated and submitted a charge sheet before the court.
A Ballia court convicted a 16-year-old boy of raping a 14-year-old girl.
The court sentenced him to 25 years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000.
The prosecution said the girl was alone at home when the crime occurred on August 21, 2024.
The accused allegedly entered the house while the girl’s father was working and her mother was away.
Police filed charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
- Who
- A 16-year-old boy was convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl.
- What
- A Ballia court sentenced the juvenile to 25 years in prison and fined him Rs 50,000.
- When
- The alleged crime occurred on August 21, 2024; the conviction was reported on September 8.
- Where
- The incident occurred in a village under Chitbaragaon police station in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The prosecution said the accused took advantage of the girl being alone at home.
- Convict
- A 16-year-old boy
- Victim
- A 14-year-old girl
- Sentence
- 25 years’ imprisonment
- Fine
- Rs 50,000
- Crime date
- August 21, 2024
- Applicable laws
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
- Court
- Special Judge (POCSO Act) Pratham Kant’s court