Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur

Puttur, Oct 29: A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in a case involving the abduction and rape of a minor girl and threatening her, registered at Kadaba police station.

The accused, Ravi alias Ravindra Acharya (32), a resident of Nelyadi in Puttur, was booked in Kadaba police station case No. 208/2018 under Sections 376(2)(i) and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 5(l), 6 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

D Manjunath, the then police circle inspector of Uppinangady, investigated the case and filed a charge sheet against the accused before the court.

The case was heard by Judge Sumangala of the 7th Additional District and Sessions Court, Mangaluru, functioning at Puttur. After finding the charges against the accused proved, the court pronounced the sentence.

The court sentenced the accused to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 25,000 for the offence punishable under Section 5(l), read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012. In default of payment of the fine, he will have to undergo an additional year of rigorous imprisonment.

For the offence punishable under Section 506 of the IPC, the court sentenced him to one year of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 25,000. In default of payment of this fine, he will have to undergo an additional year of rigorous imprisonment.

The court ordered that the sentences run concurrently.

Public prosecutor Pushparaj Adantaya presented the arguments on behalf of the prosecution.