The court of special judge (POCSO) Surekha Mishra convicted Sabir Khan to 20 years of imprisonment under IPC section 376 (3), 20 years of imprisonment under 5 (L)/6 POCSO Act, seven years of imprisonment under IPC section 450, seven years of jail under IPC section 506 and five years of impri
The case has been registered under section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at the Trombay police station.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Chairman Priyank Kanoongo on Thursday instructed higher-level officials to conduct a probe into the suicide case of a minor, who ended her life after being troubled by molestation in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha district.
When the NCPCR chairman came to know about the matter, he visited there and met with the family members, police and the other persons concerned on Wednesday.
Rohini Court's Fast Track Special Judge (Protection of Child Against Sexual Offences Act), Richa Gusain Solanki, listed the matter for hearing on arguments on the charge on August 10.
The investigation into the matter is underway and further sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act will also be increased into the matter, the officer added.
According to the police, a case under IPC sections 376, 376(2)(n), 109, and 114 and also under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act has been registered at Kashimira police station, and a hunt to nab the accused trio is on.
Based on the evidence collected so far during the course of investigation, other sections of IT Act, and also under relevent sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act have been added to the case on July 6.
According Jhabua SP Agam Jain, the case against Jha has been registered under IPC section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment), Pocso Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
According to an official, until July 6, the Women and Child Protection Organisation had solved 97.80 percent of cases of crime committed against women.