Special POCSO court at Delhi’s Tis Hazari concluded a POCSO trial in 9 days and awarded a punishment of 25 years jail to a convict. The convicted person raped a minor girl aged two on the night of Diwali.

An FIR was lodged in Nihal Vihar Police Station on October 20. The trial commenced after the charge sheet was filed and the charge framed, and concluded in 9 days on November 20. The court had convicted Rajkumar on November 19.

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Babita Punia awarded 25 years imprisonment to Rajkumar after convicting him under the POCSO Act for the offence of rape of a minor. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5000 on the convict.

The court has awarded Rs 1.35 lakh in compensation to the victim’s child.

While sentencing the convict, the Judge rejected the defence that th

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