Summary:
Of the Rs 10,000, the court directed the convict to hand over Rs 7,500 to the victim. She is also entitled for compensation under the District Legal Services Authority.Public prosecutor Venkataramaswamy C represented the victim. The doctor cited risk to the girl’s life as a reason for termination of pregnancy.A total of 17 witnesses were examined in the case. The positive testing of the DNA sample of the foetus and the victim’s statement before the magistrate under CrPC 164 played key roles in nailing Krishna.Judge B R Pallavi awarded the convict seven years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000 under IPC Section 376, 10 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000 under Section 6 of the Pocso Act. Mangaluru: The II additional district and sessions court, which is also the designated court for Pocso cases, on Monday awarded a youth seven years and 10 years imprisonment to run concurrently on charges of raping and impregnating a minor Convict Krishna P R, now 23, a coolie, was held guilty of IPC Section 376 and Section 6 of Pocso.On September 8, 2015, Krishna arrived at the residence of the then 13-year-old girl when she was alone and had sexual intercourse with her on the pretext of marriage despite her resistance.Her pregnancy was terminated in the fourth month on the advice of the doctor..