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Kerala court jails man for total of 135 years for raping, impregnating minor cousin

The convict was the victim's father's elder brother's son and used to take her to her school and bring her back home.

Published Jun 20, 2023 | 1:27 PM ⚊UpdatedJun 20, 2023 | 1:27 PM

Kerala court sentences man to cumulative imprisonment of 135 years for raping, impregnating minor cousin. Representational Image. (iStock)

The Haripad Fast Track Special Court (FTSC) in the Alappuzha district of Kerala sentenced a man to a total of 135 years imprisonment for repeatedly raping and impregnating his minor cousin two years ago.

FTSC Judge Saji Kumar sentenced the 24-year-old man to varying sentences, under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act, IPC, Information Technology Act, and the Juvenile Justice Act, for a total of 135 years, public prosecutor Raghu K said on Monday, 19 June.

The case was registered in 2021 at the Kareelakkulangara police station in the Alappuzha district. On 10 January, 2022, the chargesheet was filed in court by the then Kareelakkulangara Sub Inspector (SI) Shafeek.

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Arrested in 2021

“The accused Babulal of Ezhumath House was arrested in 2021. The case was investigated and sections including 376(2), 376(3), 364B, 342, 506, 223 of the IPC, and other sections of the POCSO Act were evoked by the police,” an official at the Kareelakulangara police station told South First.

However, as the sentences have to be served concurrently and the highest of them was 20 years, the prosecutor said the convict will be serving 20 years in prison.

The court also imposed a fine of ₹5.1 lakh on the convict and directed the District Legal Services Authority to provide a compensation of ₹4 lakh to the survivor who was 15 years old at the time of the incident, the prosecutor said.

According to the prosecution, the convict was the victim’s father’s elder brother’s son and used to take her to her school and bring her back home to her maternal grandmother.

Making use of this proximity and also by recording a video of the victim while she was bathing, he established intimate relations with her and got her pregnant, the prosecutor said.

The victim gave birth to a child who is in the care of the Child Welfare Committee, the lawyer said.

(With PTI inputs)