UP: Man gets 25-year jail term for raping minor girl
UP: Man gets 25-year jail term for raping minor girl
BALLIA (UP): A court here sentenced a man to 25 years' imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl three years ago, officials said on Friday.
Superintendent of Police Vikrant Veer said the court of Additional Sessions Judge Pratham Kant on Thursday convicted Gautam (23) under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and imposed a fine of Rs 26,000.
According to the prosecution, three years ago, the accused had raped the girl over a period of eight months after which an FIR was lodged at the Bhimpura police station.
