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Bihar native sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl

Bihar

The Thiruvananthapuram Fast Track Special Court sentenced a migrant worker, hailing from Bihar, to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and imposed a fine of ₹40,000 for sexually assaulting a minor girl.

Special Judge Rekha R. sentenced Samjai Junaid, 20, of Kishanganj in Bihar to undergo rigorous imprisonment for periods of five years each and to pay fines of ₹20,000 each after being found guilty under Section 7 (sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The default of the fines would lead to additional imprisonment for four months each. The substantive sentences shall run concurrently, the court ruled.

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