A special court in Pune recently awarded rigorous life imprisonment to a man for the sexual assault of his 8-year-old daughter. The conviction is notable as the court relied on “definitive” medical evidence and the girl’s own testimony, even after her mother turned hostile to protect the accused. The crime occurred on the afternoon of December 19, 2020, in a village within the Pune district. According to the prosecution, the girl had returned home from school for lunch when her father locked the door from the inside. He allegedly thrashed the child before forcibly undressing and sexually assaulting her. The girls escaped when her cousin arrived at the house to retrieve a mobile phone charger, momentarily distracting the accused. She fled the house and immediately narrated the ordeal to her aunt and mother.…