{"id":55746,"date":"2019-03-20T15:38:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T10:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=55746"},"modified":"2019-03-20T15:38:11","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T10:08:11","slug":"man-gets-3-year-ri-for-kidnapping-and-molesting-minor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/man-gets-3-year-ri-for-kidnapping-and-molesting-minor","title":{"rendered":"Man gets 3-year RI for kidnapping and molesting minor."},"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 24-year-old man has been sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment by a court in Thane district of Maharashtra for kidnapping and molesting a girl.<\/p>\n<p>Special POCSO court Judge P P Jadhav, in his order issued last week, also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Sandeep Vitthal Umap.<\/p>\n<p>According to the prosecution, on January 13, 2017, the girl, then aged 17 years, left her home in Lokmanya Nagar here for her classes but did not return.<\/p>\n<p>The girl&#8217;s friends later told her parents that while they were on their way back home, Umap came on a two-wheeler and took her away.<\/p>\n<p>He took the class 12 girl to his native village in Ahmednagar district where he molested her, the prosecution told the court.<\/p>\n<p>The two were later traced by police and the girl was brought back on January 15, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Umap was arrested and booked under Indian Penal Code Sections 363 (kidnapping) and 354 (molestation), and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.<\/p>\n<p>The judge observed that once the victim is proved to be minor, &#8220;her consent is no consent in the eyes of law&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He said the evidence proved that Umap took away the girl forcibly.<\/p>\n<p>It is pertinent to note that after being released on bail in this case, he was again arrested in another case on charges of kidnapping, rape and POCSO sections, the judge said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The accused has not learnt any lesson&#8230; it shows his criminal tendency. Under such circumstances, he deserves to be punished,&#8221; the judge said in the order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment by a court in Thane district of Maharashtra for kidnapping and molesting a girl. Special POCSO court Judge P P Jadhav, in his order issued last week, also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Sandeep Vitthal Umap. 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