10 August, Indore (Madhya Pradesh) An Indore special POCSO court has sentenced a 20-year-old rape suspect to a maximum of 20 years in prison for raping a young girl and forcing her to convert to another faith.
Sabir Khan was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison under IPC section 376 (3), 20 years in prison under IPC section 5 (L)/6 POCSO Act, 7 years in prison under IPC section 450, 7 years in prison under IPC section 506, and 5 years in prison under IPC section 3/5 Freedom of Religion Act by the court of special judge (POCSO) Surekha Mishra.
The defendant was also given a total Rs 56,000 fine by the court, divided into several sections.
Sushila Rathore, Special Public Prosecutor, stated, “A juvenile girl belonging to the Jain community had filed a complaint against the accused Sabir Khan, a resident of Khajrana, at Hatod police station, Indore rural. The complaint stated that the accused had visited the girl’s home and sexually assaulted her on September 9, 2020.
A year later, in 2021, the victim had lodged a police report against the defendant.According to her, “The police had filed a complaint against the defendant under IPC sections 376 (2)(n), 450, 506, 5/6 of the POCSO Act, and 3/5 of the Freedom of Religion Act.
The accused was found guilty and given a sentence of 20 years in prison under IPC section 376 (3), 20 years in prison under the POCSO Act, five years in prison under the 3/5 Freedom of Religion Act, seven years under IPC section 506, and seven years under IPC 450 during the hearing on Thursday, she continued.
The prosecution added that all sentences would run concurrently and the maximum penalty was a 20-year term. The victim should also receive Rs 50,000 from the state government, according to the court’s recommendation.
