Overview
- In Kerala, 28-year-old Sirajul Haque slipped away from the Karunagappally fast-track court minutes before sentencing in a case involving the abduction and sexual assault of a minor, prompting a warrant and an active police search.
- A Special POCSO court in Sambalpur, Odisha, awarded two separate 20-year rigorous imprisonment terms and fines, and directed the district legal services authority to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to each survivor, with one case concluded in 79 days.
- In Berhampur, Odisha, a POCSO court sentenced a 28-year-old to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment for the rape of a 13-year-old and ordered Rs 3 lakh in compensation, with the convict having been out on bail since August 2023.
- A fast-track court in Panchkula sentenced a 20-year-old to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment for the 2021 kidnapping and rape of a 16-year-old, relying on the victim’s Section 164 statement and medical evidence, and imposed additional IPC penalties and fines.
- In Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, a POCSO court gave a 20-year rigorous imprisonment sentence and a Rs 35,000 fine to a man convicted of sodomising a 10-year-old, following examination of witness statements and evidence.