Multiple Sentences for Sexual Offences Against Minors

Multiple individuals have been convicted and sentenced under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for various crimes against minors across India. In Katghora, a 21-year-old man received life imprisonment for attempting to rape and murder a three-and-a-half-year-old girl. A 54-year-old man in Thane was arrested for repeatedly raping his 16-year-old daughter, while a 52-year-old man in Haridwar was apprehended for attempting to rape a nine-year-old girl. In Koppal, two men were sentenced to 20 years each for kidnapping and raping minor girls. Additionally, courts in Gurgaon and Tirunelveli handed out 20-year sentences in separate POCSO cases for sexual offences against minors. The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court ruled that stalking a minor girl constitutes sexual harassment under the POCSO Act.