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Khammam court sentences man to life in POCSO case
A court in a city called Khammam in India has made an important decision.
A 22-year-old man named Alli Rakesh was found guilty of hurting a young girl who was still going to school.
The judge said that the man must go to jail for the rest of his life.
He also has to pay a fine of Rs 57,000.
The bad thing happened on September 20, 2023.
The man tricked the girl with false promises before hurting her.
The girl's parents told the police, and the police investigated the case.
The court looked at the evidence and the medical report before making its decision.
Special laws like the POCSO Act are used in India to protect children from such harm.
This judgment shows that people who hurt children must face serious consequences.
Alli Rakesh, 22, was sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs 57,000 by the First Fast Track Court in Khammam.
He was convicted of sexually assaulting a minor school-going girl under the POCSO Act.
The assault occurred on September 20, 2023, within the limits of Khammam Two Town Police Station.
The accused allegedly lured the girl with false promises before taking her outside and assaulting her.
The case was registered under Sections 366, 376 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the POCSO Act, 2012.
- Who
- Alli Rakesh, 22, a native of Anjanapuri Colony in Suryapet district, was convicted; Judge Pullabhatla Pogada Krishna Arjun of the First Fast Track Court pronounced the sentence.
- What
- The accused was sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs 57,000 for sexually assaulting a minor girl.
- Where
- First Fast Track Court in Khammam; the incident took place within the limits of Khammam Two Town Police Station.
- When
- The judgment was pronounced on Wednesday; the crime occurred on September 20, 2023.
- Why
- The court found the accused guilty after examining case records, evidence and the medical report.
Key facts
- Accused
- Alli Rakesh, 22, native of Anjanapuri Colony, Suryapet district
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment
- Fine
- Rs 57,000
- Court
- First Fast Track Court, Khammam
- Presiding Judge
- Pullabhatla Pogada Krishna Arjun
- Crime Date
- September 20, 2023
- Legal Provisions
- Sections 366, 376, 506 of the Indian Penal Code; POCSO Act, 2012
- Prosecutor
- Additional Public Prosecutor Jammula Sharath Kumar Reddy
Sources
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