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JAMMU: Presiding Officer, Fast Track Court, POCSO Balbir L Jaswal on Saturday awarded three years imprisonment and fine of Rs 3,000 to one Parmodh Sethi for sexual assault with a minor.
Presiding Officer Fast Track Court, POCSO Balbir L Jaswal, after hearing Advocate Vinod Saini for accused whereas APP Suresh Sharma for UT, observed that contents of FIR registered against accused depicts that he has touched the victim inappropriately, caught hold her and touched her cheeks. “In a statement recorded by victim before the court, she testified that accused has touched her cheeks and other parts while in washroom, pulled her from waist. All these facts attract section 7 of POCSO Act which is identical with the offence of 354 of IPC. It also carried punishment upto 5 years and fine. The punishment in higher is always followed. The confession of charges itself get the accused as convicted,” the Court observed.
As per the charge-sheet presented by prosecution, on August 10, 2019, the accused was engaged by PW-1 for repairing wash-rooms. When work was over, accused called the complainant to check showers, on which complainant send victim to check the showers. When victim went inside the washroom, the accused caught hold her, touched her cheeks and put his hand on thigh. The act of accused was apprised to complainant, who lodged a report at Police Station Nowabad, after which accused was arrested.