Ahmedabad Court Sentences Tuition Teacher to Five Years in POCSO Case
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An Ahmedabad Rural Special POCSO Court has sentenced a tuition teacher to five years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 after convicting him in a case involving sexual offences against a 12-year-old student.
Special POCSO Court Judge Anil Kumar Malik convicted Partha Vimalbhai Barot, who conducted tuition classes in the Thaltej area of Ahmedabad.
Court stresses breach of trust
While delivering the verdict, the court observed that a child studying in Class 7 had been threatened and subjected to conduct intended to influence the child’s impressionable mind.
The court said that parents send their children to teachers with the belief that they will be safe, and that such a breach of trust could not be treated lightly.
Incident during lockdown period
According to the prosecution, the accused used to teach students online during the COVID-19 lockdown and later called the child to his residence on the pretext of English tuition.
The prosecution alleged that the teacher showed obscene material to the child, assaulted the student, and attempted to commit an offence punishable under the relevant provisions of law.
Complaint led to prosecution
The child later informed family members about the incident, following which the child’s father lodged a complaint with the Sola High Court police station.
After the completion of the trial, the Special POCSO Court convicted the accused and awarded the sentence, holding that offences against children by persons in positions of trust warranted strict punishment.
