Srinagar: A Budgam court in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in a POCSO case, a police spokesperson said.
The Budgam Principal District and Sessions Judge handed Zahid Ahmad Parra a 20-year jail term and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 under Section 376 of the IPC (rape). Parra was also sentenced to 20 years under Section 4 of the POCSO Act and five years under Section 363 IPC (kidnapping a minor). The spokesperson added that in case of default in paying the fine, Parra will serve an additional six months of simple imprisonment.
In a separate case, a Ganderbal sessions court sentenced another rape convict to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment. The Ganderbal Principal District and Sessions Court found Ulfat Ahmad Magray guilty under Sections 376 and 506 IPC (criminal intimidation) and Section 4 of the POCSO Act (punishment for penetrative sexual assault).
“Following a thorough police investigation and trial, the court sentenced the accused to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a Rs 1,000 fine under Section 4 of the POCSO Act,” the spokesperson said.
