HT Correspondent
JORHAT, Feb 6: The court of special judge in Jorhat on Tuesday sentenced a man to 30 years rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing a minor girl.
The additional Jorhat district and sessions judge (Jorhat) AJ Borah as special judge on Tuesday while pronouncing the judgement convicted Vicky Gupta (32), a resident of Jorhat town under section 6 (1) of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012, Â and sentenced him to 30 years rigorous imprisonment.
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A fine of Rs 10,000 was also imposed on Gupta and in default of the payment the convict will have to undergo another two years rigorous imprisonment. Altogether seven witnesses were examined during the trial by the court.
The judge also referred the matter to the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Jorhat for grant of compensation to the victim under the Victim Compensation Scheme
As per the FIR lodged by the parents of the victim on April 4, 2019 at the Jorhat police station, Gupta was accused of sexually exploiting a five-year old minor girl, who was his neighbour four months before lodging of the complaint.
The parents alleged that when they had come to know about the offence from their daughter they confronted Gupta, who offered Rs 20,000 to them to hush up the incident. However, the victim’s family refused and approached the police.
