Archive · 25 Sep 2026
POCSO Court Gives Two Men Double Life Sentences for Assault
A court in Theni found two men guilty of abusing a 13-year-old girl.
The girl became pregnant because of the abuse.
Her parents took her to a hospital in 2023 when she was ill.
Doctors discovered the pregnancy and alerted the police.
The girl then told her parents what had happened.
The court gave both men several prison sentences, which will be served at the same time.
Each man must pay a fine, or spend three more months in prison.
The government was also ordered to give the girl compensation.
A special POCSO court in Theni sentenced Raja Perumal and Ayyasamy to double life imprisonment for assaulting a 13-year-old girl.
The men were convicted of threatening the girl, taking explicit photographs and sexually assaulting her, resulting in pregnancy.
The case came to light in 2023 after a hospital examination revealed that the girl was pregnant.
The court imposed concurrent sentences of 20 years under the POCSO Act, 10 years under IPC Section 450 and one month under IPC Section 506.
Each man was fined Rs 20,000, while the Tamil Nadu government was ordered to provide the victim Rs 7 lakh in compensation.
- Who
- Raja Perumal, 38, and Ayyasamy, 56, were convicted in connection with the abuse of a 13-year-old girl.
- What
- A special POCSO court convicted the two men of threatening, photographing and sexually assaulting the girl, and imposed concurrent prison sentences described as double life imprisonment.
- When
- The crime was discovered in 2023; the verdict was delivered on Wednesday, September 24.
- Where
- The case was heard in Theni, Tamil Nadu, and the convicted men were taken to Madurai central jail.
- Why
- The case was uncovered after a hospital examination revealed that the girl was pregnant, prompting police action after her parents filed a complaint.
- Court
- Special POCSO Court, Theni
- Judge
- Special Court Judge Ezhil
- Convicts
- Raja Perumal and Ayyasamy
- Victim
- 13-year-old girl
- Prison sentences
- 20 years under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, 10 years under IPC Section 450 and one month under IPC Section 506, running concurrently
- Fines
- Rs 20,000 imposed on each convict; nonpayment would bring an additional three months in prison
- Compensation
- Rs 7 lakh ordered for the victim from the Tamil Nadu government
