Overview

• A 32-year-old private security guard was sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for the 2021 rape of a 12-year-old girl in Delhi.
• The court imposed additional sentences of seven years for kidnapping and two years for criminal intimidation, along with a Rs 35,000 fine.
• The survivor was awarded Rs 10.5 lakh in compensation to support her rehabilitation, as part of a reparative justice approach.
• The judgment, delivered on April 15, 2025, cited Supreme Court precedents to emphasize the importance of strict sentencing in maintaining public confidence in the justice system.
• The convict's plea for leniency, based on his family's financial dependency, was rejected by the court due to the gravity of his crimes.