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The Times of India
The Times of India
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Swati Deshpande | TNN

'Gande uncle hain', said girl barely 4; Bombay HC upholds 10-year-jail for man who 'preyed'on her

MUMBAI: A little girl aged three and half, not even introduced to her own organs cannot be expected to give an exact description of relevant parts, said Bombay high court upholding a conviction and 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment given by a Mumbai special trial court to a man for a November 2017 rape and offence under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).

Justice Bharati Dangre dismissed an appeal filed in 2019 against the conviction and directed the accused to complete his sentence.

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