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19-year-old sentenced to 20-year rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor

The accused Choudhurimayum Ananda Sharma, 19, son of (L) Ch Ibotombi Sharma of Tentha Khunou Awang Leikai, Thoubal district was convicted under section 6 of POCSO act.

ByIFP Bureau

Updated 7 Feb 2022, 5:09 pm

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Special Judge POCSO, Thoubal on Monday sentenced a 19-year-old man to rigorous imprisonment of 20 years along with a fine of Rs 5,000 for sexually assaulting a minor.

The accused, Choudhurimayum Ananda Sharma, 19, son of (L) Ch Ibotombi Sharma of Tentha Khunou Awang Leikai, Thoubal district was convicted under section 6 of POCSO act. The sentence already undergone is to be set-off under section 428 CrPC.

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As per Section 15 of the Manipur Victim Compensation Scheme 2019, a sum of Rs 4, 00,000 is to be given as financial assistance to the victim, the court added.

On March 13, 2021 the mother of the minor victim girl lodged a complaint at Thoubal Women Police station that her minor daughter was sexually assaulted on March 13 morning by the accused at a house.

On finding prima facie material against the accused, charges under section 6 of the POCSO Act was framed against him, to which he pleaded ‘not guilty’. Four persons gave statements as prosecution witnesses of the incident.

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During the sentence hearing, the defence counsel submitted that the convict was aged 18-year-and-6-months at the time of offence. He is now 19-year-and-five months old. He is, therefore, very young and has a full life ahead of him. He has passed Class-XI and was studying in Class-XII at the time of incident, it was submitted.  He wants to study further and has a widowed mother and a small younger sister as his only family and therefore, he has a big responsibility towards his family, the counsel submitted.

On the other hand, the special public prosecutor for the state submitted that considering his background and his admission but keeping in mind the nature of offence committed, the convict be given the maximum of the minimum sentence permissible.

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