Overview
- A Delhi special court sentenced a 67-year-old man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment, fined him Rs 5,000 and ordered Rs 10.5 lakh in compensation after convicting him for raping a six-year-old child.
- A Lucknow special POCSO court found two men guilty of kidnapping and gang rape and sentenced each to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment with fines of ₹51,000 and additional concurrent terms for kidnapping, abduction and causing hurt.
- In Panchkula a 29-year-old was sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment and a ₹10,000 fine for a 2019 sexual assault; a juvenile co-accused had earlier been given a reform order by the Juvenile Justice Board and that decision was largely upheld on appeal.
- Police filings show the Lucknow case was prosecuted under multiple IPC sections such as 363, 365 and 376D alongside Sections 5 and 6 of POCSO, and investigators used a trial-management drive called Operation Conviction to speed witness production and reduce delays.
- Across these judgments courts cited the victim’s young age and the nature of the crimes when imposing stiff penalties, while also ordering monetary relief and rehabilitation measures to help survivors recover and reintegrate.