Mangalore: Rape of minor Dalit girl - Convict gets 10 years in jail
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (DV)
Mangalore, Dec 21: The second additional district and sessions court on Saturday December 21 sentenced a man to 10 years in jail for raping a Dalit girl.
On Friday December 20, Anil, a resident of Kutrupady, Puttur was held guilty of raping a 14-year-old girl twice, in October 2012 and January 2013.
The girl, daughter of coolie workers, was studying in standard 9th.
Judge Uma M G sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 8,000, which is to be given to the victim.
He was sentenced under IPC section 376(1) for 7 years of rigorous imprisonment and Rs 3,000 fine, under section 506 for 6 months imprisonment and Rs 1,000 fine, under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act for two years and Rs 1,000 fine, and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, for 10 years of imprisonment and Rs 5,000 as fine. Among them, the maximum punishment of 10 years' imprisonment will be considered.
C Venkataramanay Swamy was the public prosecutor.