B.S. Rekha, District and Sessions Judge of Yadgir, on Friday has sentenced 10 years of simple imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹10,000 on an accused for raping a minor girl in Hothpeth village in Shahapur of the district.
The incident occurred on November 13, 2015, and a case was registered under sections 363, 366 (A), 376, 504, 506 and section 6 and 16 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) Act, 2012, against accused Bhimanna from Mailapur village in Yadgir taluk.
The police had chargesheeted three other persons – Honnakerappa, Mallayya and Mahesh who were named as accused number 2 to 4 in the case, along with Bhimanna, the accused number 1. But accused number 2 to 4 , were acquitted as they were not found guilty, the judge said.
The judge also ordered for compensation of ₹4 lakh to be paid to the victim by the accused.
