Two sentenced to 20 years’ RI for POCSO, child marriage offences
A court in Madikeri has sentenced two men to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for crimes involving the sexual assault of a minor and the solemnization of a child marriage. The judge noted that the primary accused exploited the victim's vulnerable background under the guise of a relationship.
Why it matters
This case underscores the judicial enforcement of POCSO and child marriage laws to protect minors from exploitation.
The First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madikeri has sentenced two persons to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment each for offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act.
The first accused, Dilip Kumar, a married man residing at Bhoodana Paisari in Kambibane near Suntikoppa in Kodagu district, was booked for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old minor girl belonging to a Scheduled Caste community in Kallukore village, within the limits of Suntikoppa police station.
According to a press statement issued by Public Prosecutor Devendra N.P., the accused claimed to be in love with the girl, who was studying in First PUC at a college in Kushalnagar, and took her around in his car on more than 10 occasions during the day. He took her to a lodge in Kudige, Kushalnagar, owned by the second accused, Chandrappa, where he sexually assaulted her.
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