Overview
- A Muzaffarnagar special POCSO court convicted 30-year-old Tinku alias Pinku and sentenced him to life imprisonment with a Rs 2 lakh fine to be paid to the toddler victim.
- Prosecutors said the Muzaffarnagar offence took place on March 3 and the court framed charges on July 3 before delivering the verdict on July 24, a timeline officials credited to prompt police action and scientific evidence.
- In Prakasam district, an Ongole POCSO court on July 24 sentenced 49-year-old Sadhu Shyam to 20 years in jail, imposed a Rs 10,000 fine and directed the District Legal Services Authority to pay Rs 2.5 lakh to the 10-year-old survivor.
- Police accounts in both cases say investigators arrested the accused after complaints, presented witnesses and forensic material in court, and the courts applied both punitive jail terms and monetary reparations.
- The rulings illustrate variation in POCSO case timelines by closing one fast-tracked trial and resolving a separate multi-year case from June 2020, underscoring how police evidence gathering and court compensation orders affect victims' relief and deterrence.