Jammu and Kashmir Court sentenced father to life imprisonment for raping and impregnating minor daughter

A Sessions Court in Jammu and Kashmir sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping, sexually assaulting, and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter. 

Pronouncing the verdict, Principal Sessions Judge Tahir Khurshid Raina characterised the offence as “a manifestation of extreme depravity and moral collapse,” observing that it should serve as a wake-up call on safeguarding children within homes.

The Court convicted the accused under Sections 376(3) and 506 of the IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO Act, imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh per offence, and directed payment of at least ₹10 lakh in compensation under the Victim Compensation Scheme.

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