Youth sentenced to 20-year RI for raping minor girl
The Hindu
He enticed the girl to live with him for nearly a year, then deserted her
A fast-track court here on Thursday sentenced a youth to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 14-year-old girl seven years ago, under the pretext of marriage.
Thiruvananthapuram Fast Track Special Judge R. Jayakrishnan found Rajesh Rajan, 28, of Rajaji Nagar Colony to be guilty under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act that pertains to penetrative sexual assault. The convict will also be required to pay a fine of ₹50,000, the default of which would lead to an additional year of imprisonment.
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