Mumbai: Man sentenced to 25 yrs rigorous imprisonment for raping minor daughter

A special court here has sentenced a man to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping his minor daughter and lauded the girls grandmother for seeking justiceSpecial judge Bharti Kale last week found the accused guilty of an offence committed under the relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act The detailed order was made available on TuesdayThe victim was living with her grandparents father uncle and two siblings as her mother had left the accused seven years before the incident due to family disputeThe complaint was lodged by the victims grandmother after she came to know about the incidentThe victims grandmother needs to be commended for seeking justice even though she will be required to look after the children of the accused at such old age the court observed in its orderFurther the judge said a father lays a foundation of security trust and love He makes his daughters life safe and protects her from getting hurtBut the victims father himself has caused immeasurable pain to her The childhood trauma is bound to affect the victim The court is confident that she will cope with the same with the help and guidance from various agencies established under the POCSO Act the court saidIt noted that the accused does not deserve much leniency as the offence committed by him is heinous which affects the fabric of lifeThe advocate for the accused submitted in court that the man had stopped his daughter from playing and talking to the boys Hence there were frequent quarrels between her and the accused who has been falsely implicatedFurther the incident as narrated by the victim is highly improbable as about seven to eight persons were staying in a 10 x 10 room he arguedThe court however held that the accused himself had not entered into the witness box nor did he give any reason as to why his daughter and mother were deposing against himThe victim has categorically deposed that she was not in relationship with any man Therefore the defence of the accused that he has been falsely implicated due to the affair of the victim is not proven through probable evidence on record the court saidThe court further said that the incident occurred when the victim was sleeping in 10 x 10 room with her grandmother siblings and the accused If the victim had shouted then such heinous acts would have been avertedThe victims failure to raise her voice is mainly for the reason that there is fear in the minds of children that if a close relative commits such an act then what will happen to their life This kind of fear is real when the children are not protected in their own house and they are afraid of the outside world the court observedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever