The minor girl, who lived in Basugaon town in the Chirang district, said that the perpetrator, an assistant teacher at the school, had sexually assaulted her in the classroom.
Digital Desk: A teacher was fined and given a five-year jail sentence under the POCSO act on Monday by the Chirang district judicial court in Assam for outraging the modesty of a female student in the seventh grade.
The minor girl, who lived in Basugaon town in the Chirang district, said that the perpetrator, an assistant teacher at the school, had sexually assaulted her in the classroom.
The offender, identified as Dipak Kumar Bhagat, was found guilty under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act by Chirang District Judicial Court judge C Chaturvedi, who heard the case today.
The culprit was given a rigorous five-year prison sentence and fined Rs 20,000 by the court. The court further declared that nonpayment of the fee would result in an extension of the original sentence by two months in jail.
"A1 is convicted for the offence under Section 9(f) R/W Section 10 of the POCSO Act and is sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 5 (Five) years with fine of Rs. 20,000/- in default to suffer further imprisonment for 2 (Two) months," the court order read.
"The period already undergone during the time of investigation and trial shall be set off from the sentenced period as per provision of Section 428 CrPC. Jail warrant be issued accordingly," it added.
It should be mentioned that the issue was brought to light when several parents violently attacked the accused instructor in a classroom after discovering that he had been trying to molest the younger pupil. The state as a whole responded strongly when word of this occurrence spread.
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