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Thane Court Sentences Man to Five Years for Sexual Assault of Five-Year-Old Under POCSO Act

Judge DS Deshmukh backed the minor’s testimony with medical findings, acquitted the accused of harsher allegations, imposing a compensation fine

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  • Special Judge DS Deshmukh convicted 24-year-old Ravikumar Rohidas for aggravated sexual assault of a five-year-old, sentencing him to five years of rigorous imprisonment under the POCSO Act.
  • The court imposed a ₹5,000 fine payable to the victim as compensation while acquitting Rohidas of carnal intercourse against the order of nature and aggravated penetrative sexual assault charges.
  • The verdict relied solely on the child’s credible testimony corroborated by medical evidence of facial abrasions and sutures indicating a sharp-object injury.
  • The defence’s assertion that Rohidas was falsely implicated due to an old dispute was dismissed as improbable by the court.
  • The July 19 order exemplifies India’s broader initiative to fast-track POCSO trials and strengthen deterrence through prompt convictions and compensation measures.