Port Blair, Dec o4: The Hon’ble Special Judge Mr. Raju Mukherjee on 24th November, 2020 convicted two accused persons namely Sameer Mondal and Hariprasad Biswas, resident of Milangram, Diglipur in a sexual assault case committed by them against minor girls.
It is averred that on 04.11.2013 the victim girls along with other school mate’s boarded STS bus, which was on its way from Sita Nagar to Hati Level, and the accused persons also boarded the said bus. The accused persons started teasing the victim girls and also touched them inappropriately. When the victim girls started to step down from the bus, the accused persons touched the private part of the victims girls.
The accused persons also pulled the hands of victim girls, used abusive language and touched their private part. The matter was brought to notice of PS Diliglipur who initiated a case against the accused persons under Section 354/34 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 7 & 8 of POCSO Act.
The Hon’ble Court after conducting trial found the accused persons guilty of the offence and sentenced Sameer Mondal to suffer 03 years rigorous imprisonment under Section 8 of POCSO Act and Rs. 500/- in default of payment of such fine further simple imprisonment of three days.
Sameer Mondal was also sentenced with simple imprisonment of one year of offence punishable under Section 354 of IPC. The other accused Hariprasad Biswas was sentenced to suffer 01 year of simple imprisonment for the offence punishable under Section 12 of POCSO Act and fine of Rs. 200/- and in default of payment of such fine further simple imprisonment of two days.
Hariprasad Biswas was also sentenced with simple imprisonment of 01 year of offence punishable under Section 354 of IPC. The trial was conducted by Ms. A.S.Zinu, Special Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State.
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