KOLKATA: A teenager was once sentenced to 20 years for raping a minor woman resulting in her being pregnant, barely 16 days after the FIR was once lodged at Maniktala police station. Additional district and periods pass judgement on, First Court, Sealdah and Special Judge below the Pocso Act, Jimut Bahan Biswas, refused to turn any leniency against the 17-year-old accused given the heinous nature of the crime. The youth has additionally been ordered to pay Rs 2,00,000 as fantastic (90% of which is able to move to the woman), failing which, he will face every other 12 months in the back of the bars.
According to big public prosecutor Vivek Sharma, hearing was once carried out every day after he moved a petition below Section 309 of the CrPC. This petition was once moved as Sharma felt that the 16-year-old woman or her family is also adversely influenced via the accused or his buddies. “We wanted no delays and the courtroom wrapped up the subject in a mere 16 days regardless of some vacations in between,” Sharma said.
According to the prosecution, the youth took the woman to a park in Maniktala and raped her. Initially, she remained quiet fearing loss of face. Finally, on realising that she was once pregnant, she lodged an FIR at the police station on April 6. The boy was once taken into custody and defence attorneys pleaded that he be tried below the Juvenile Justice Act. Judge Biswas, alternatively, dominated that he would be tried at a standard courtroom as he is above 16. Kalpana Roy, the IO of the case, sent the woman for scientific tests and rape was once showed. It was once additionally showed medically that the youth was once the culprit of the crime.
The defence additionally sought leniency on the ground that the youth has oldsters and wishes to look after them as there may be no person else in the family. This was once additionally grew to become down via the courtroom given the woman’s plight. The courtroom additionally directed the state executive to pay the woman Rs 10,00,000 as reimbursement and supply all help in her rehabilitation.
According to big public prosecutor Vivek Sharma, hearing was once carried out every day after he moved a petition below Section 309 of the CrPC. This petition was once moved as Sharma felt that the 16-year-old woman or her family is also adversely influenced via the accused or his buddies. “We wanted no delays and the courtroom wrapped up the subject in a mere 16 days regardless of some vacations in between,” Sharma said.
According to the prosecution, the youth took the woman to a park in Maniktala and raped her. Initially, she remained quiet fearing loss of face. Finally, on realising that she was once pregnant, she lodged an FIR at the police station on April 6. The boy was once taken into custody and defence attorneys pleaded that he be tried below the Juvenile Justice Act. Judge Biswas, alternatively, dominated that he would be tried at a standard courtroom as he is above 16. Kalpana Roy, the IO of the case, sent the woman for scientific tests and rape was once showed. It was once additionally showed medically that the youth was once the culprit of the crime.
The defence additionally sought leniency on the ground that the youth has oldsters and wishes to look after them as there may be no person else in the family. This was once additionally grew to become down via the courtroom given the woman’s plight. The courtroom additionally directed the state executive to pay the woman Rs 10,00,000 as reimbursement and supply all help in her rehabilitation.
Teen gets 20-yr jail 16 days after raping a minor
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