Delhi Court Sentences Man To 10 Years Of Jail In Child Marriage, Rape Case

Delhi's Tis Hazari Court has sentenced a 49-year-old man to 10 years of imprisonment in a child marriage and rape case. The court also ordered a compensation of Rs. 10.5 lakh to a victim who was forced into a marriage due to her circumstances and raped when she was 13-year old. The Special POCSO court in Delhi had on April 30 this year convicted the 49-year-old accused, a resident of Bihar, under Section 376 (2) (i) and (n) of Indian Penal Code (IPC), Section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012 and Section 9/10 of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006.