Ahmedabad POCSO Court Sentences Man to 10 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting 17-Year-Old Girl
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A special POCSO court in Ahmedabad has sentenced a 27-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Khokhra, also directing the payment of Rs 1 lakh in compensation to the victim.
Special POCSO Court Judge N. H. Vasveliya convicted Kishan Nagar after the prosecution established the offence through witness testimony and documentary evidence. The court ordered compensation under the Gujarat Victim Compensation Scheme, 2019.
Accused Used Instagram to Contact Minor
According to the prosecution, Nagar and the victim had lived in the same residential lane since birth and knew each other well. The accused, who is married, contacted the girl through Instagram while she was in Maninagar and asked her to bring a gift for his wife. She refused.
At around 6 pm on the day of the incident, Nagar called the girl to his home in Khokhra and asked her to go upstairs. He claimed he had bought a shirt for his wife and asked the girl to try it on. When she refused, he forcibly sexually assaulted her and threatened to kill her parents if she disclosed the incident.
Mother's Complaint Led to Arrest
The victim became withdrawn and quiet at home following the incident. When her mother questioned her, the girl disclosed the assault.
Her mother subsequently filed a complaint at Khokhra Police Station. Police registered the case, arrested Nagar and filed a charge sheet before the special POCSO court.
Court Cites Gravity of Offence
During the trial, Public Prosecutor Vijaysinh Chavda presented 10 witnesses and 23 documentary exhibits to establish the charges against the accused.
While delivering the sentence, the court observed that the accused and the victim had known each other since childhood and lived in the same neighbourhood. It held that the prosecution had proved the offence beyond reasonable doubt and that the law required an appropriate sentence for the crime committed against a minor.
The court sentenced Nagar to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and ordered Rs 1 lakh in compensation for the victim under the Gujarat Victim Compensation Scheme, 2019.
