Woman gets 7 years in jail for abusing daughter of live in partner
Mumbai,
Oct
05:
A
Thane
court
has
sentenced
a
woman
to
seven
years
rigourous
imprisonment
for
sexually
abusing
the
five-year-old
daughter
of
her
live-in
partner.
District
Judge
D
G
Murumkar
also
imposed
a
fine
of
Rs
1,000
on
the
33-year-old
woman,
a
resident
of
Mumbra
town
in
Thane
district.
In the order on October 1, the judge observed that additional public prosecutor Ujjwala Moholkar successfully proved all charges against the woman under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Moholkar told the court that the minor lived with her father and the woman. The girl's mother was employed in Dubai at that time.
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Her father used to remain away from home for prolonged duration because of his work and the woman would sexually abuse the girl in his absence, according to the prosecution.
The matter came to light in April 2015, when the girl complained of severe pain and disclosed it to her father.
A complaint was filed with Mumbra police and the woman was arrested.
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She was tried in the court under Section 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of the IPC and relevant sections of the POCSO Act.