Mysore/Mysuru: The city’s POCSO Court has sentenced a man to 25 years rigorous imprisonment and has imposed a fine of Rs. 1 lakh for sexually assaulting his minor sister-in-law resulting in her getting pregnant. The convict is a resident of a village in the taluk and a cook by profession. He used to stay in…
Rape of minor: Accused gets 43-year jail term
November 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Special Fast Track Court-1 in Mysuru, constituted to hear rape cases of minors, has this morning sentenced an accused to 43-year rigorous imprisonment for violating a minor at a farmhouse. The Court has also imposed a fine of Rs. 55,000 on the accused and has directed…
Exclusive POCSO Court opens in city
March 17, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Principal District and Sessions Court Judge S.K. Vontigodi yesterday inaugurated an exclusive POCSO (Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences) Special Court at Mysuru District Court (Old Court) premises in city. Following directions from the High Court that every district should have a POCSO Special Court, the Special Court was opened in Mysuru. POCSO Special…
Youth sentenced to 10 years jail for raping minor
August 1, 2019Special POCSO Court asks him to pay Rs. 4 lakh compensation Mysuru: The Mysuru Special POCSO Court has sentenced a youth to 10 years rigorous imprisonment and has asked him to pay Rs. 4 lakh compensation for raping a minor girl. The accused, who has been sentenced, is 29-year-old Shashi alias Shashidhar, a resident of…
Man sentenced to ten years jail for raping minor
April 11, 2019Mysuru: The city’s Special POCSO Court has sentenced a man to ten years rigorous imprisonment and has imposed a fine of Rs.30,000 for raping a minor girl. The man, who was sentenced, is 35-year-old Kumar, a resident of Hale Varanchi in Hunsur. He had raped a 13-year-old girl resulting in the minor girl giving birth…
Sexual harassment on minor: POCSO Court sentences elderly man to two years imprisonment
August 1, 2018Mysuru: The Special POCSO Court in city has sentenced a 58-year-old man to two years imprisonment and has imposed a fine of Rs.25,000 for sexually harassing a minor girl in city. The elderly man, who has been sentenced to jail, is Ramaprasad, a resident of Kuvempunagar in city, who had sexually harassed a minor girl…
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