Srinagar: The principal district and sessions judge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping his minor daughter.

In his judgement, the principal district and sessions judge, Anantnag (also the special judge under the POCSO Act) sentenced the man to imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life after convicting him for raping his minor daughter.

FIR number 03/2022 was registered against the accused at the Women’s Police Station, Anantnag, under Sections 376 and 506 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the POCSO Act.

The court emphasised that the sentence should serve as a strong deterrent against crimes targeting minors.

“The accused shall undergo imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life,” th

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