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‘Assault on dignity of childhood’: POCSO court jails man for ‘heart-wrenching’ assault on minor

The Indian Express·Vineet Upadhyay·24 days ago
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POCSO news: Calling the rape of an 11-year-old minor girl “heart-wrenching” and an assault on the constitutional values and the “dignity of childhood” itself, a  Delhi court has sentenced a 25-year-old man to five years’ rigorous imprisonment. “It is heart-wrenching to witness how children are not safe even outside their homes in today’s society. The sexual exploitation and abuse of a child of 11-years by a 25-year-old married man is a gross violation of this fundamental right to live with dignity , free from exploitation. The convict’s act is not merely an offence against an individual child but an assault on the constitutional values and the dignity of childhood itself,” the court said on May 8 in its sentencing order. The case was instituted on April 24 following which the court convicted the man on May 7. Additional Sessions Judge Babita Puniya of the Fast Track Special Court (POCSO), said a court must not be swayed away by the emotions of society.…

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