Ballia (UP), Aug 15 (PTI) A POCSO court sentenced a 16-year-old boy to 25 years in prison for abducting a minor girl in 2023 and directed authorities to ensure his education and physical development until age 21 before transferring him to Mau district jail, a prosecution official said on Saturday.
Special Public Prosecutor Vimal Kumar Rai said the incident occurred on the morning of July 15, 2023, when a 13-year-old girl from a village in the Pakhri police station area stepped out of her home to relieve herself. A minor boy from a village in the Salempur police station area of Deoria district then lured and abducted her, he said.
The court in Ballia ordered on Friday that the convicted juvenile be placed under the supervision of the Superintendent of the Special Home in Ghazipur with a mandate to ensure his education as well as his mental and physical development until he turns 21. Upon reaching 21, he will be transferred to the Mau district jail to serve the remainder of his sentence, Rai said.
ADJ (POCSO) Pratham Kant held the accused guilty, sentenced him to 25 years of imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on him, Rai said.
Based on a complaint filed by the girl’s mother, a case was registered against the boy under sections of the IPC and the POCSO Act. After the investigation, police filed a charge sheet against the minor boy in the court. PTI COR NAV ASD ASD
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