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Fast-Track Courts Impose Death and Long Jail Terms in Sexual Offence Trials

Specialized POCSO courts are delivering sentences from one-year jail terms to death penalties under expedited BNS procedures during intensified law enforcement operations.

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The accused, Suchit Yadav, in police custody on Thursday. (HT Photo)
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Overview

  • Fast-track POCSO and BNS directives enabled the Kalyan JMFC Court to file a chargesheet within seven hours and conclude a molestation trial in 35 days, sentencing Omkar Nikalje to one year in jail.
  • A Special POCSO Court in Jalpaiguri on July 10 sentenced three men to death for the 2020 gang-rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl, describing the crime as the "rarest of the rare."
  • In Bhubaneswar, a POCSO court handed Raja Mallick a 20-year jail term and ₹5,000 fine for raping a 17-year-old, with the court ordering a ₹3.5 lakh compensation to the survivor.
  • Bhopal District and Sessions Court awarded 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a ₹4 lakh fine on a man convicted of raping his nine-year-old step-daughter, directing the funds toward her education.
  • Police operations led Parappana Agrahara police to arrest four suspects in a Bengaluru gang-rape and robbery case, while Hyderabad Cyber Crimes Police Station detained 25 individuals in June and recovered over ₹4 crore in fraud proceeds.