Mayabunder, Sept 25: Shri Subhajit Basu, Hon’ble Special Judge under POCSO Act 2012, North & Middle Andaman District, Mayabunder has convicted one accused person namely Silas Horow, S/o Late Babai Horow, R/o Kishorinagar near Pani Tanki, Under Kalighat PS on 24/09/2024 for committing rape on a minor girl of 17 years old and sent him to judicial reflection of mind for hearing of quantum of punishment on 25/09/2024.
In a nut-shell is that the victim girl is neighbor of the accused person and she used to reside in the same village. In the year of 2023 the victim girl given birth a baby boy at her residence at Kishorinagar on 06/08/2023 and on 21/08/2023 the victim was called by the medical staff of PHC Kishorinagar for her examination and by her examination found that the victim girl delivered the baby boy and she is minor and during the examination of victim girl she stated to the doctor that as a forcible physical relation made by accused person she became pregnant and given birth baby boy, the doctor of PHC Kishorinagar informed to the police station regarding the matter within the possible minimum time. On the basis of statement of the victim girl an FIR No. 15/2023 registered on 21/08/2023 U/S 5(j)(ii)(1)/6 of POCSO ACT 2012 at Kalighat PS against the accused person Silas Horow.
The convict Silas Horow has been produced before the Court on 25/09/2024 from Judicial Custody and after hearing the submission of both Prosecution as well as convict side, the Hon’ble Special Judge has pronounced the Judgment in open Court and sentenced under section 235(2) of Cr.P.C. to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 20 years with the fine of Rs.
20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand only), and in default of payment of fine to undergo rigorous imprisonment for term of 05 months for the offence punishable under section 6 of POCSO Act. In view of Special Judge that it would be fit and proper to award payment of compensation to be awarded to the victim for her rehabilitation under the victim’s compensation scheme.
The investigation of the instant case done by Sub-Inspector Dhiraj Kishen and Sub-Inspector Abdul Sajeed of Kalighat PS under the supervision of Sub-Inspector Silpi Singha and Sub-Inspector Suresh Kumar the former SHO Kalighat PS with close monitoring of Smti. Geetanjali Khandalwal, IPS Superintendent of Police (D), Mayabunder the State Prosecution was conducted by Shri Keshab Chandra Mondal, Ld. Special Public Prosecutor (POCSO Act).
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