Court awards seven years jail to man for sexually assaulting granddaughter
The court of additional sessions judge Ankit Mehta, in a July 9 order, said that the present case calls for the law to be applied with full force so that a message may go out to society that such acts shall also face consequences and sentencing acts as a deterrent.
The court was hearing the arguments on sentencing against the man, a retired govt official, who was earlier convicted for the penal offences of disrobing, outraging a woman's modesty, causing hurt, and criminal intimidation, along with Section 10 (aggravated sexual assault) of the
Pocso Act
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According to the prosecution, he repeatedly subjected her to an inappropriate oil massage too.
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Additional public prosecutor Vineet Dahiya said the convict did not deserve any leniency as he sexually assaulted or harassed the 10-year-old girl for over eight months, causing her immense mental trauma. The man used to give oil massages to his minor step-granddaughter with sexual intent and he also used to beat the minor and criminally intimidate her not to disclose the same to anyone, the judge noted.
Stating that the minor was under the care and protection of her step-grandfather, the court sentenced the latter to seven years of RI under Section 10 of the Pocso Act. The judge also awarded seven years RI under IPC Section 354B (assault or use of criminal force to a woman with the intent to disrobe), five years RI under Section 354 (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty), two years RI under Section 506 (criminal intimidation), and one year RI under Section 323 (voluntarily causing hurt).
The court said that the sentences would run concurrently. The court also awarded compensation of Rs three lakh, saying the girl suffered immense mental trauma due to the incident and needed financial help for her well-being.
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