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A 40-year-old antheral successful Thiruvananthapuram has been sentenced to a full of 83 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing the 11-year-old niece of his wife.
The Fast Track Special Court (POCSO), Thiruvananthapuram, besides ordered the accused, Manu, to wage a good of ₹1 lakh. He has been sentenced to 20 years each connected 4 counts nether the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and a three-year-term connected 1 number nether the Juvenile Justice Act.
The sentences shall tally concurrently, according to the bid issued by Special Judge Anju Meera Birla.
Failure to remit the good volition entail an further 4 years of imprisonment. Special Public authoritative R.S. Vijay Mohan appeared for the Prosecution. The unfortunate volition beryllium entitled to the good magnitude arsenic good arsenic the compensation paid by the State Legal Services Authority.
The accused had sexually abused the miss erstwhile his large woman was admitted to the infirmary and helium was unsocial astatine location with his ain girl and the victim. Initially, the miss had kept the incidental to herself retired of fear. However, she had revealed it during a counsellsing league astatine her school.
Medical College CI P. Harilal and Sub Inspector Priya A.L. had investigated the case.
