Sri Vijaya Puram, November 13: The Hon’ble Additional District and Sessions Judge (POCSO), Mayabunder, has convicted Sujit Mondal and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in a case of repeated sexual abuse of a minor girl, the Superintendent of Police, North & Middle Andaman District, said in a press release today.
The court convicted the accused on Tuesday, November 10, in a case registered at Police Station Kalighat vide FIR No. 58/24 dated October 26, 2024, under the relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
On conclusion of the trial, the court found the accused guilty and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012, along with a fine of ₹20,000.
The police said the conviction was the outcome of the investigation and sustained efforts of the personnel of PS Kalighat in bringing the offender to justice.
