Man gets 20 years in jail for sexually abusing minor

Yamunanagar, March 7

An Additional Sessions Judge (Fast-Track Special Court under POCSO Act), Yamunanagar, has awarded 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment to a man for sexually abusing a minor girl.

Guldev Kumar Tandan, Special Public Prosecutor, said the ASJ also imposed a fine of Rs 1.20 lakh on convict Parveen Kumar of Kesri village in Ambala district.

He said in default of the payment of the fine, the convict would further undergo simple imprisonment of two years. The judgment was delivered on March 5.On the complaint of the father of the victim, a case had been registered against Parveen Kumar under Section 365 of the IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO Act 2012 at the City police station, Yamunanagar, on September 12, 2022.