A 80-year-old man identified Girdhari Lal of Modi Mata village has been given 13-years-jail for “indecent conduct” with a 7-year-old deaf and dumb girl. The judgement came trough a fast track court which also slapped a fine of Rs 15,000.
Special Public Prosecutor Jagdish Chauhan said Special Sessions Judge Neemuch Vivek Kumar pronounced the verdict in the case filed under POCSO Act. The incident took place on October 19, 2019. The statement of the physically challenged victim was recorded through a special instructor. The statements of the prosecution, parents, brother and other witnesses were made. The video of the incident was also played before the court.
The court ordered the amount of the fine to be passed to the victim as compensation. Apart from this, through the Legal Services Authority, the convict was asked to provide additional compensation for her rehabilitation under MP Victim Compensation Scheme, 2015.
