A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court said that having a friend of the opposite sex does not mean that she is available for satisfying sexual desire.
The court was sentencing, a 20-year-old to 10 years in jail for raping his 13-year-old friend and distant relative. It said that with this crime, the convict has caused devastation in the girl’s life and dented his own life at such a young age.
As per a Times of India report, the special judge Priti Kumar Ghule said that “the sentence of the accused will send a message to the youth of today, who are in the age group of (the) accused, that uncontrollable desire for satisfaction of lust can spoil their future, career and golden period of progress.”
The court added that the foundation of future progress lies in the early days of youth, irrespective of gender. “In (the) present case, the future of the accused, as well as the survivor, has come in the shadow of darkness due to the offence committed by the accused,” the judge said.
