Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Jalna Court Sentences Man to 20 Years for Assault
A court in Jalna found a 24-year-old man guilty of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.
The court sentenced him to 20 years in prison.
It also ordered him to pay Rs 10,000 to the girl.
The Maharashtra government was told to provide another Rs 50,000.
The man worked at a construction site where the girl’s father was a watchman.
Prosecutors said the assault happened in 2024.
They said he threatened to harm the girl’s parents if she told anyone.
The girl reported the matter after he allegedly tried to assault her again on December 29, 2024.
A special court in Jalna sentenced 24-year-old Faizan Ahmed Abbas Husain to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment.
He was convicted under Section 65(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant provisions of the POCSO Act.
The court ordered him to pay a Rs 10,000 fine to the victim as compensation.
The Maharashtra government was directed to provide the victim an additional Rs 50,000.
The assault occurred at a construction site where the girl’s father worked as a watchman, according to the prosecution.
- Who
- Faizan Ahmed Abbas Husain, a 24-year-old flooring worker, was convicted by a Jalna special court.
- What
- He was sentenced to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.
- When
- The assault reportedly occurred in 2024, with another alleged attempt on December 29, 2024; the sentence was issued on Tuesday.
- Where
- The incident occurred at an under-construction house in Jalna, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The court convicted him under Section 65(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant provisions of the POCSO Act after considering the evidence.
- Sentence
- 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment
- Convict
- Faizan Ahmed Abbas Husain, aged 24
- Victim’s age
- 14
- Court
- Special District and Sessions Court, Jalna
- Fine and compensation
- Rs 10,000 fine payable to the victim
- Government compensation
- The Maharashtra government was directed to provide Rs 50,000
- Evidence
- The prosecution examined nine witnesses