{"id":55657,"date":"2019-03-13T15:05:09","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T09:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=55657"},"modified":"2019-03-13T15:05:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T09:35:09","slug":"man-gets-10-years-in-jail-for-sexually-assaulting-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/man-gets-10-years-in-jail-for-sexually-assaulting-girl","title":{"rendered":"Man gets 10 years in jail for sexually assaulting 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-medium-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-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 man was awarded 10 years imprisonment by a court here for sexually assaulting a girl three years ago, a police official said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The court also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Mithlesh Chaudhary who was convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A case was registered against Mithlesh Chaudhary in 2016 at the Sadar Police Station. He was later arrested,&#8221; Gurgaon Police PRO Subhash Bokan said.<\/p>\n<p>A charge sheet was also submitted before the court in this connection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man was awarded 10 years imprisonment by a court here for sexually assaulting a girl three years ago, a police official said Tuesday. 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