Man gets 5-yr jail term for sodomising minor boy
Kendrapada: A 30-year-old man was sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment by the ad hoc additional district and sessions-cum-fast-track (Pocso) court in Jajpur on Wednesday for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in 2020.
Judge Sarat Chandra Dehuri found the man guilty under Section 377 of the IPC and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, 2012. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the convict, with an additional year of imprisonment if he fails to pay the fine.
According to the prosecution, the man dragged the boy to an isolated place near their village while he was playing on Dec 23, 2020. He threatened to kill the boy if he revealed the incident to anyone.
The boy's mother filed an FIR the next day, leading to the man's arrest. Special public prosecutor Partha Sarathi Ray said the court's verdict was based on testimonies from seven witnesses, including the boy, and medical evidence.
"The convict committed carnal intercourse against the order of nature with the minor," the court observed in its judgment.
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