A court here has sentenced a 32-year-old man to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment under the POCSO Act for aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a minor. The court observed that the convict, who, with a “perverse mind,” engaged in sexual offences against children, did not deserve leniency.
Additional Sessions Judge Susheel Bala Dagar was hearing a case against M Narshima (name as spelt in court records), whom the Delhi Police have charge-sheeted under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the POCSO Act.
According to the prosecution, Narshima committed the offence of penetrative sexual assault on the 16-year-old girl on July 9, 2016, and on many unknown prior dates, besides threatening to kill the victim and her family members.
“The convict who is found to have a perverse mind and is indulging in sexual offences with children does not deserve any leniency,” ASJ Dagar said in a judgment dated October 4.
“Taking into consideration the aggravating and mitigating circumstances, including the gravity of the offence, age of the child victim and the convict, the family condition of the convict and the child victim, and social and economic factors governing them, the convict is sentenced to 12 years rigorous imprisonment for the offence punishable under Section 6 of the POCSO Act,” the judge said.
Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act deals with punishment for aggravated penetrative sexual assault. The court also sentenced the man to five years of rigorous imprisonment for the offence under IPC section 506 (criminal intimidation).
