Kochi, Nov 1 (PTI) A court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to five years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 50,000 for sexually assaulting a minor girl in Edathala here.
The Aluva Fast Track Special Court Judge Shibu Daniel convicted Junaid, of Pookkattumoola, Edathala, under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
According to the prosecution, the incident occurred in May 2024, when the girl went to a playground.
The accused took her to an uninhabited house near the playground and sexually assaulted her.
The court sentenced him to five years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 under Section 10 of the POCSO Act.
It also sentenced him to three years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 under Section 8 of the Act.
The sentences will run concurrently.
The court ordered that the fine amount, if realised, be paid to the survivor as compensation.
The accused was also granted set-off for the 57 days he had spent in judicial custody during the investigation.
The case was registered at the Edathala police station in May 2024.
Special Public Prosecutor P G Yamuna appeared for the prosecution. PTI TBA TBA ROH
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