Bombay High Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Rape of 7-Year-Old Girl Under POCSO Act and IPC — Sentence of Imprisonment for Natural Life Maintained as Proportionate to Gravity of Offence. The court held that the young age of the accused does not mitigate the heinous crime of raping a minor child, and the sentence imposed by the trial court under Section 376(2)(i) IPC read with Sections 4 and 6 of POCSO Act was proportionate.
2 Dec 2022The appellant, Pradip @ Golu s/o Suresh Dandge, was convicted by the Special Judge, Akola in Sessions Case No.173/2013 for the rape of a 7-year-old gi...
