Delhi’s Tis Hazari Court has sentenced a 44-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping and impregnating his minor daughter, saying it was a “diabolical crime” deserving no leniency. Additional Sessions Judge Babita Puniya was hearing a case against the father of the victim whom the court convicted in January this year.
The prosecution had accused him under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for aggravated penetrative sexual assault and under the penal provisions for rape.
“The diabolical nature of the crime and the fact that the victim was the daughter of the convict and was in his care and protection, clearly outweigh the personal circumstances of the convict, including his age,” the court asserted. The convict had contended that he was the sole breadwinner of his family, which included elderly parents, his wife, and four children.