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The Bombay High Court has upheld the sentence of the former army officer.
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (February 18) upheld the five -year sentence of former Lieutenant Colonel. According to the court, the victim had full understanding of bad touch. The case is related to sexual abuse of an 11 -year -old girl. In this, the military court sentenced the convict to 5 years.
According to PTI report, the incident took place in February 2020. The officer had called a sergeant and the children to meet. Havildar went to his room to meet the officer with his daughter and son. As soon as the girl’s father went out of the room, the officer misbehaved. After this, the girl immediately called her father and told about the incident. A complaint was lodged on the girl’s statement.
The minor informed his father about the officer’s misbehavior.
Military court sentenced 5 years
In March 2021, the General Court Marshall (GCM) of the Army convicted the former officer under the POCSO Act on the minor girl with sexual offenses (POCSO) Act. The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) was sentenced to five years imprisonment. The convict filed a petition in the Bombay High Court challenging the AFT’s decision in January 2024.
The former official said- I did not have a wrong intention
The former officer said in his argument that I had no wrong intention. I touched the child with a sense of love like a father. Hearing his petition, a bench of Justice Revathi Mohite Dera and Justice Neela Gokhale said that the victim clearly explained how the officer behaved after the father left the room. The bench said that the officers met the girl for the first time, so it is wrong to touch her in some way.
The High Court Bench also said that we are not finding any mistake in the decision of the Armed Forces Tribunal. We retain punishment. The girl has told herself about the incident during the entire trial.
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