In a significant crackdown on child marriage in Assam, a 30-year-old man was sentenced to 25 years in jail by a particular courtroom in Hailakandi district. The man allegedly kidnapped after which forcibly married a 13-year-old girl.
Special decide Sanjay Hazarika sentenced the man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment after convicting him underneath the POCSO Act, and a further 5 years underneath IPC Section 366 for kidnapping her and forcibly marrying her.
He was additionally directed by the decide to pay Rs 10,000 every in each instances, and if he fails to achieve this, he’ll get a further 12 months in jail.
The case was heard by a fast-track courtroom, which accomplished the listening to and gave the decision in one 12 months and 4 months, on Saturday.
The accused kidnapped the girl from a spiritual occasion
The case was filed towards the man, a resident of Ramnathpur police station space, on January 18 final 12 months by the household of the girl when she didn’t return house after attending a spiritual occasion in a close-by village.
The members of the family discovered her in the home of the man who claimed that they have been married.
The police registered the case underneath Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for abducting and forcibly marrying her, Section 9 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act towards him.
The girl was rescued and he was arrested. He was granted bail after 5 months of arrest.
(With inputs from company)
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