A Mahila Court here
convicted and sentenced a 48-year old man to three terms of
life imprisonment for raping and impregnating his 14-year
daughter in July 2013.
Judge Jacintha Martin yesterday sentenced the accused
Kamaraj of Arasankudi village in this district to undergo 43
years of imprisonment including one year of rigorous
imprisonment for raping his daughter several times since July
2013 and intimidating his wife.
The child born to the girl on March 5, 2015, had died in
June the same year.
Unable to bear his heinous crime, his wife lodged a
complaint in December, 2014.
The prosecution registered a case against the man under
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012,
for sexually assaulting a minor girl and committing
penetrative sexual assault.
Besides, a case was registered under criminal
intimidation 506(i). The man was sentenced to three life terms
for raping her repeatedly, and one year of rigorous
imprisonment for intimidating his wife.
He was also slapped a fine of Rs 1,000 under the Posco
Act and Rs 500 for on intimidation charge.
The judge ordered that the man would undergo 43 years of
imprisonment consecutively.
The Judge said the court was taking serious note of the
crime, and hence had awarded maximum quantum of sentence.
The girl has been psychologically affected by the crime,
said the prosecution advocate Krishnaveni.
According to the prosecution, Kamaraj raped his daughter
several times since July 2013, making her pregnant.
The girl's mother tried to complain after coming to know
that her daughter was pregnant, but Kamaraj intimidated her
and she could lodge a complaint only in December 2014 when the
girl was seven months pregnant. PTI
