Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 28: The Presiding Officer Fast Track Court Jammu Amarjeet Singh Langeh has convicted Sohan Lal alias Sonu for raping a 6-year-old girl in 2015 by holding the accused guilty under Section 376 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC).
The gruesome crime occurred on May 2, 2015, when the minor was returning home after buying onions from a nearby shop. According to the prosecution, the accused lured her into a wheat field, gagged her mouth and sexually assaulted her. The child’s father, on hearing her screams, rushed to the spot and saw the accused fleeing, leaving his daughter bleeding and injured.
The victim remained admitted in a hospital for nearly a month due to severe injuries. Medical and forensic reports confirmed sexual assault. Eye-witnesses, including the victim’s father and owner of a nearby poultry farm, corroborated the prosecution case. The accused, however, claimed innocence, alleging false implication, but the court found his defence unreliable.
“The testimony of the minor victim, supported by medical, forensic and ocular evidence, is coherent and wholly trustworthy,” the court observed, declaring Sohan Lal guilty.
The court will now hear arguments on the quantum of sentence on August 30.
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