Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Bahraich Court Sentences Man to 20 Years for Rape
A court in Bahraich found a young man guilty in a rape case.
The survivor’s family had reported the matter in 2022.
The incident became known after the survivor became pregnant.
A DNA test linked the man to the child.
The court sentenced him to 20 years in prison.
It also ordered him to pay a fine of Rs 54,000.
Because he was about 16 when the incident happened, juvenile justice rules applied to his sentence.
He will stay at a special facility in Ghazipur until he turns 21, after which he will be moved to a district jail.
A Bahraich court sentenced the man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 54,000.
The survivor’s family filed a complaint at Dargah Shareef police station on June 22, 2022.
The survivor became pregnant, and medical tests indicated she was approximately seven months pregnant.
DNA evidence identified the convicted man as the child’s biological father; he will remain at a Ghazipur facility until age 21.
- Who
- A young man convicted in a rape case, and the survivor whose family filed the complaint.
- What
- A Bahraich court imposed 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and a Rs 54,000 fine.
- When
- The complaint was filed on June 22, 2022; the verdict was delivered on Monday, September 21, with the year not specified in the report.
- Where
- The case was heard in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh; the convicted man will initially be held at a Government Place of Safety in Ghazipur.
- Why
- The court found him guilty after considering prosecution evidence, including DNA testing that identified him as the child’s biological father.
- Sentence
- 20 years of rigorous imprisonment
- Fine
- Rs 54,000
- Complaint date
- June 22, 2022
- Age at incident
- Approximately 16 years
- Age at conviction
- 20 years, two months and 27 days
- DNA finding
- The test identified the convicted man as the child’s biological father
- Initial detention location
- Government Place of Safety, Ghazipur