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Man gets life imprisonment for raping minor, her parents booked for perjury

The Indian Express·Brendan Dabhi·about 1 month ago
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Porbandar district public prosecutor Sudhirsinh B Jethwa submitted a total of 48 documentary evidence and examined a total of 18 witnesses during the trial on behalf of the State. (File Photo) In a rare case wherein parents whose daughter survived rape now face criminal proceedings for perjury, a Porbandar court has ordered legal proceedings against the complainant in a case of rape with a minor girl in the same order in which the accused rapist was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Porbandar’s additional district and sessions judge (special POCSO judge) PH Sharma, after considering the oral and documentary evidence presented by the prosecution as well as the arguments presented by both the parties, convicted and sentenced the rape accused to rigorous imprisonment for life and a fine of Rs 2.47 lakh, said the Porbandar police.…

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