Life term for sexual assault of minor
The Hindu
A 47-year-old man, Yedla Ramesh a resident of Naubat Pahad, was awarded life imprisonment and a fine of ₹20,000 for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl. First Additional Metropolitan Sessi
A 47-year-old man, Yedla Ramesh a resident of Naubat Pahad, was awarded life imprisonment and a fine of ₹20,000 for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl.
First Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge B. Suresh pronounced the judgment.
Mr. Ramesh was booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, POCSO Act and Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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