{"id":58903,"date":"2020-02-27T13:02:50","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T07:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=58903"},"modified":"2020-02-27T13:04:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T07:34:14","slug":"a-simdega-court-sentences-man-to-20-years-in-jail-for-raping-maid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/a-simdega-court-sentences-man-to-20-years-in-jail-for-raping-maid","title":{"rendered":"A Simdega court sentences man to 20-years in jail for raping maid."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/A-Simdega-court.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"58914\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/a-simdega-court-sentences-man-to-20-years-in-jail-for-raping-maid\/a-simdega-court\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/A-Simdega-court.jpg?fit=331%2C152&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"331,152\" 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=\"A Simdega court\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/A-Simdega-court.jpg?fit=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/A-Simdega-court.jpg?fit=331%2C152&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-58914\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/A-Simdega-court.jpg?resize=331%2C152&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/A-Simdega-court.jpg?w=331&amp;ssl=1 331w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/A-Simdega-court.jpg?resize=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/A-Simdega-court.jpg?resize=150%2C69&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/a>A Simdega court has\u00a0sentenced a man to 20-years in jail for raping a 17-year-old girl in Simdega district in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Additional District Judge Madhuresh Kumar Verma on Wednesday sentenced 42-year-old Vinod Gupta after finding him guilty of raping the girl under Pocso Act and various IPC sections.<\/p>\n<p>The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 51,000 on Gupta, assistant public prosecutor, Subhas Prasad said.<\/p>\n<p>The court directed the district legal services authority to take rehabilitation initiatives for the girl and give the penalty amount to the victim.<\/p>\n<p>The girl was working as a maid at Guptas residence and was subjected to sexual assaults and she became pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>The girl informed her family members about the matter, after which an FIR was lodged at the Kurdeg police station of the district and Gupta was arrested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Simdega court has\u00a0sentenced a man to 20-years in jail for raping a 17-year-old girl in Simdega district in 2018. 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