50-yr-old gets life imprisonment for raping minor in Dausa

A 50-year-old man, who raped a minor girl in Dausa district of Rajasthan, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday by Magistrate of Special POCSO after one year. The police had filed chargesheet on July 12, 2018.

Jaipur:A 50-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday for raping a minor girl in Dausa district of Rajasthan.

Magistrate of Special POCSO court, Aarti Bhardwaj convicted Prabhudayal under sections 376 AB, 506 of the IPC and 5/6 of the POCSO Act and pronounced the life sentence (imprisonment till the end of life) verdict, said public prosecutor Kamlesh Sharma.

The judgment has come within a year of the crime.

The court has also awarded two-year imprisonment under section 506 of IPC, which will go concurrent. Besides, a penalty of Rs 2 lakh was also imposed on Prabhudayal.

The prosecutor said "Prabhudayal had raped an 11-year old girl and FIR was registered with Baswa Police Station of Dausa on June 11, 2018."

Police had filed chargesheet on July 12, 2018