Additional sessions judge P R Ashturkar of Kalyan court found the 32-year-old accused guilty of charges under sections 376(2) (rape) and 506(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code for the offence that took place in 2015
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A court in Maharashtra's Thane district sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for threatening and raping his 15-year-old sister on multiple occasions, reported news agency PTI.
Additional sessions judge P R Ashturkar of Kalyan court found the 32-year-old accused guilty of charges under sections 376(2) (rape) and 506(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code for the offence that took place in 2015, reported PTI.
A copy of the order passed on July 2 was made available on Friday.
The judge also fined the accused a sum of Rs 5,000 and ordered the same to be paid to the victim as compensation.
Special public prosecutor Kadambini Khandagale informed the court that the accused, a labourer from Dombivli, sexually assaulted his minor sister on two occasions in August and September 20, reported PTI.
The teen girl was living with the accused and her other brother in a rented accommodation at the time.
The victim, after the second assault, sought help from a friend whose parents encouraged her to file a police complaint, leading to the registration of the FIR on September 22, 2015, reported PTI.
Judge Ashturkar rejected the defence's argument that the girl had fabricated the story about the assault and pointed out that the medical evidence clearly showed the commission of sexual assault, and the girl's oral testimony corroborated the findings, reported PTI.
The judge further emphasised the victim's vulnerability and the unique circumstances of the crime.
"She, being a younger sister, must not be in a position to rescue herself. There was trauma from previous similar sexual assault too. Last but not least, there is no reason for a sister to depose false against her real brother, that too making such wild allegations," the court said.
Latur man gets 12 years in jail in 2023 murder case
In another case, a man was sentenced to 12 years in jail by a Latur court in a 2023 murder case.
Tejas Sirsat, a resident of Ahmedpur tehsil, was held by Kanhagaon police after a body was found in a field on April 13, 2023.
On Wednesday, Additional Sessions Judge-1 SU Wadgaonkar of Ahmedpur sentenced him to 12 years in jail and fined him Rs 3000 after finding him guilty under section 304a (causing death by negligence) of Indian Penal Code.
A total of nine witnesses were examined during the trial.
(With inputs from PTI)
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