The court of Additional Sessions judge, who also acts as the special judge under POCSO Act, handed down the sentence to the 23-year-old man on Monday
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A court in Assam's Morigaon district has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment after he was found guilty of repeatedly raping his minor sister resulting in her pregnancy.
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The court of Additional Sessions judge, who also acts as the special judge under POCSO Act, handed down the sentence to the 23-year-old man on Monday.
The accused and the victim hailed from Jagiroad area of Morigaon district.
A case was registered in 2019 against the man in Morigaon Police Station for raping his sister.
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