{"id":55610,"date":"2019-03-11T12:05:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T06:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=55610"},"modified":"2019-03-11T12:05:19","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T06:35:19","slug":"man-gets-7-years-rigorous-imprisonment-for-raping-minor-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/man-gets-7-years-rigorous-imprisonment-for-raping-minor-girl","title":{"rendered":"Man gets 7 years rigorous imprisonment for raping minor girl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/posco-act.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"177\" data-attachment-id=\"55619\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/man-gets-7-years-rigorous-imprisonment-for-raping-minor-girl\/posco-act-2\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/posco-act.jpg?fit=284%2C177&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"284,177\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"posco act\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/posco-act.jpg?fit=284%2C177&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-55619\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/posco-act.jpg?resize=284%2C177&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/posco-act.jpg?w=284&amp;ssl=1 284w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/posco-act.jpg?resize=150%2C93&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a>A court here has sentenced a man from Bhiwandi to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a five-year-old girl in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>In a judgement passed recently, district judge H M Patwardhan held Ramesh Rajaram Catham under the Indian Penal Code section 376 (rape) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.<\/p>\n<p>The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,500 on him.<\/p>\n<p>Public prosecutor Rekha Hiwrale told the court that the incident had taken place on July 18, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Catham, who was the girl&#8217;s neighbour, took her to an isolated spot and sexually assaulted her. 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