Thursday, December 29, 2011: Thalassery additional district sessions judge (Fast track -3) T Indira on Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for molesting his own daughter and slapped a fine of Rs one lakh.The accused identified as PV Joy was found guilty of sexual abuse under charges Indian Penal Code 376 and 506 (1). The case was registered based on a complaint lodged by the minor girl on 2007 December 6th.
Declaring its verdict the Court ordered that Rs one lakh must be handed over to the minor girl who became pregnant due to the molestation. The girl’s family members were made prime witnesses in the case.
The incident came to light when the girl was taken to the hospital due to severe stomach ache. The doctor who treated her informed the family that she was pregnant. The girl also gave birth to a baby boy 2007 December 11 at the Mananthavady Government hospital.
The fatherhood of the new born baby was proved after conducting a DNA test as per the direction of the Court.
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