Youth gets 20-year rigorous imprisonment for raping minor
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New Delhi: Children are a "supremely important national asset" and the future well-being of the nation depends on how they grow and develop, a court observed while sentencing a 24-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl in 2020.
The court of additional sessions judge Aditi Garg said on July 30 that the importance of children for a nation's well-being "has been time and again emphasised in legislation, international declarations as well as judicial pronouncements".
The court was hearing the sentencing argument in the case of Karan, who was convicted by the same court on July 9 for the offences of rape, kidnapping and Section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of Pocso Act 2012.
The court rejected the convict's plea for leniency, citing the nature of the offence.
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The additional public prosecutor submitted before the court that the nature of the offence committed by the convict was highly derogatory as it was committed against against a minor.
The judge also directed a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the survivor. She asserted that the concept of welfare and well-being of children was basic for any civilised society and this had a direct bearing on the state of health and well-being of the entire community, its growth and development.
The court said that during interaction with the girl and her parents on compensation, it was informed that the survivor got married and now lived with her in-laws. However, they reiterated that she suffered a lot at the hand of the convict, the judge said.
Considering the offence and the tender age of the survivor, the family's financial condition, the type of abuse and the severity of the physical and mental trauma that she underwent, the court ordered the compensation through the victim compensation scheme for her relief and rehabilitation.
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