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Mangaluru Court Sentences 64-Year-Old Man in POCSO Case
A court in Mangaluru convicted a 64-year-old man named Abdulla in a POCSO case.
The case was first registered at Bellare police station in 2020.
The court found him guilty under certain sections of India’s criminal law and the POCSO Act.
The POCSO Act protects children from sexual offenses.
The judge sentenced him to five years in prison.
He must also pay a fine of Rs 35,000.
If he does not pay, he will serve six more months in prison.
The prosecution presented the case with help from the investigating officer and public prosecutor.
The 7th Additional District and Sessions Court in Mangaluru sentenced a 64-year-old man to five years of simple imprisonment.
The case was registered at Bellare police station in 2020.
The accused, identified as Abdulla of Kadaba Taluk, was convicted under IPC Sections 354(A)(1) and 506 and Section 8 of the POCSO Act.
The court imposed a fine of Rs 35,000 in addition to the prison sentence.
Failure to pay the fine will result in an additional six months of simple imprisonment.
- Who
- Abdulla of Kadaba Taluk, a 64-year-old man, was convicted by the court.
- What
- He was sentenced to five years of simple imprisonment and fined Rs 35,000 in a POCSO case.
- Where
- The judgment was delivered by the 7th Additional District and Sessions Court in Mangaluru; the case was registered at Bellare police station.
- When
- The case was registered in 2020; the sentencing date is not stated.
- Why
- The court convicted him under IPC Sections 354(A)(1) and 506 and Section 8 of the POCSO Act, 2012.
Key facts
- Court
- 7th Additional District and Sessions Court, Mangaluru
- Accused
- Abdulla, 64, of Kadaba Taluk
- Police station
- Bellare police station
- Case year
- 2020
- Prison sentence
- Five years of simple imprisonment
- Fine
- Rs 35,000
- Additional sentence
- Six months of simple imprisonment if the fine is not paid
- Investigating officer
- Naveen Chandra Jogi, then Sulya Circle Inspector
Sources
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