Overview
- Special POCSO courts in Delhi, Gujarat and Haryana delivered heavy punishments Tuesday and Wednesday, with cases reported from Tis Hazari, Godhra, Panchkula and Nuh.
- In Delhi, a fast-track court gave a 29-year-old 25 years in prison for raping and impregnating a 13-year-old girl and ordered Rs 14.5 lakh in victim compensation.
- At Godhra in Gujarat, a POCSO court ordered imprisonment for the remainder of life for the rape of a 10-year-old and asked the state to pay Rs 5 lakh after a trial with 70 witnesses and 63 exhibits.
- In Panchkula, a special court sentenced a 30-year-old to 20 years for the 2021 rape of a 14-year-old, citing the minor’s consistent statements under the Criminal Procedure Code.
- A separate Panchkula case from Morni led to 15 years under Indian Penal Code sections because the court lacked documents to prove the victim’s age, even as DNA evidence and her testimony secured conviction.