Manipur High Court suspends POCSO convict's sentence on medical grounds
IFP Bureau2 Sept 2022
Convict was sentenced to undergo 20 years rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 30,000
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Convict was sentenced to undergo 20 years rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 30,000
Both the accused have been in custody since December 11, 2021 after their arrest following the complaint from the victim's mother on December 6, 2021, that the two accused persons sexually assaulted her daughter inside the departmental store located at Mayang Imphal Bazar where she was sleeping.
Joint Action Committee president K Merajao Kabui alleged that the accused been attempting to influence the victim's family members and others through the public prosecutor of the court to negotiate and compromise the rape case..
Anand was arrested by the Thoubal Women Police for allegedly luring a minor girl at his residence for tutoring and raping her on March 13.
The court had convicted the man from Silchar staying in Ukhrul district on January 21.
The father and mother of the main accused Arish alias Maja were arrested on September 6.
The victims’ mother, who has already been divorced with the accused, made the complaint that her former husband had been continuously sexually abusing their two daughters, who are just 12 and 13 years old, since February 2017.