Barber gets 10 yrs in jail for sodomising minor

A Delhi court has sentenced a man to 10 years of imprisonment for committing penetrative sexual assault upon a mentally weak child.

Additional Sessions Judge Ashwani Kumar Sarpal also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Dinesh, a barber, for sexually assaulting the child studying in fifth standard in Seelampur area.

According to the complaint made by the victim’s father, his son had told him that the accused had committed galat kaam with him at several occasions and had also threatened him that he would be handed over to the police if he disclosed this to anyone.

Following the complaint, an FIR was registered in this regard and the accused was arrested. The victim had informed the court about the assault.

The court held that the mental condition of the victim was weak at the time of commission of offence as the victim preferred to tell about the conduct to a doctor rather than his parents.

The school authorities and the teachers also deposed that the victim was having an Intelligence Quotient below his age and had the mentality of a class II student.

“From the statement of the victim, it is fully proved that the accused had committed unnatural sex with him. The act of the accused is fully covered within the definition and purview of penetrative sexual assault as defined under section 3 of the POCSO Act,” the court said.

The court also directed to Delhi State Legal Services Authority East to pay a compensation of Rs 50,000 to the minor.

The accused, however, said that he was falsely being implicated in the case.

WHAT COURT SAID

• As per the accused the victim used to throw the belongings in his shop and had created mischief.
   
• The court held that even if the boy had thrown things, the accused did not have license to commit crime.