Man gets 30 years of imprisonment for raping minor in Jharkhand

A court in Jharkhands Chaibasa on Friday sentenced a man to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl in a village under Muffasil police station limit about three years ago. Additional session judge-I of West Singhbhum district also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict.The convict, Harilal Bodra, raped the minor girl under threat of bodily harm in October 2020.

A court in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa on Friday sentenced a man to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl in a village under Muffasil police station limit about three years ago. Additional session judge-I of West Singhbhum district also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict.

The convict, Harilal Bodra, raped the minor girl under threat of bodily harm in October 2020. A case in this regard was registered under various sections of the IPC and POCSO Act. The police arrested the accused and forwarded him to judicial custody.