Supreme Courts Rules Inserting Finger Into Vagina Of Minor Girl Is Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO

Supreme Courts Rules Inserting Finger Into Vagina Of Minor Girl Is Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO

Sexual assault against children is one of the most horrible and disturbing crimes. Such cases of extreme brutality against minors boil our blood because these children don’t even realise what is happening to them and the rapists keep on committing the crime again and again. And even if they get caught, power, lack or evidence and the loopholes in the laws make convicting them a tough task. One such case came to light when a 75-year-old rapist filed an appeal in the Supreme Court stating that his case will come under aggravated sexual assault as there was no penetrative sexual intercourse. But the Supreme Court observed that the act of inserting a finger into the vagina of the minor girl is a penetrative sexual assault and upheld his conviction.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court was hearing the case of a 75-year-old man who has been accused of assaulting a minor girl. He lured the 4-year-old girl and then inserted his finger into her vagina before he was caught red-handed and arrested by the police. The accused man argued before the court that the case will come under an attempt to commit aggravated sexual assault. He also sought a lesser sentence in the case considering his age and he is also suffering from tuberculosis. Well, why didn’t he think about it when raping a minor? The Bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna upheld his conviction and stated that the act of inserting a finger into the vagina of the minor girl is a penetrative sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act (POCSO Act). They also mentioned that the offence would be aggravated penetrative sexual assault if the girl is under 12 years of age.

According to the reports, the Supreme Court took the decision considering the testimony of independent witness Dr Vandana Sundriyal. She concluded that the man had lured the girl away from her house. After that, he took her into the bushes and removed her clothes and his clothes as well, the accused inserted his finger into the minor’s vagina. The accused was caught red-handed when he was about to rape the minor.

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The accused was 65 years old when he committed the crime. Before filing a plea in the Supreme Court, the accused had filed an appeal in the High Court. The HC had also dismissed his plea and confirmed the conviction and sentence.

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