Mangaluru, Dec 17: A 36-year-old man has been sentenced life imprisonment by a local court for raping his 13-year-old daughter.
Though the incident took place in 2016, when the minor’s mother was admitted to a hospital for delivery, it came to light a year after.
The second additional district and sessions court hearing Pocso cases pronounced the judgement.
C Venkataramana Swamy, special public prosecutor (Pocso), said the accused has been sentenced to life imprisonment under IPC section 376 (rape) and section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and slapped with a fine of Rs 5,000.
Of the fine amount, Rs 3,000 will go to the victim, said judge B R Pallavi.
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