Special Court Awards Death Penalty To Accused In 7-Year-Old Girl’s Rape, Murder
A case below quite a lot of IPC sections and the POCSO Act used to be registered in opposition to him. (Representational)
Amaravat:
A distinct pass judgement on for trial of offences below the POCSO Act on Tuesday awarded the loss of life penalty to an accused within the rape and homicide case of a seven-year-old lady in Vijayawada town.
The crime passed off in November remaining yr at Gollapudi and the accused Barlapudi Pentaiah used to be arrested inside of 24 hours.
A case below quite a lot of IPC sections and the POCSO Act used to be registered in opposition to him.
Police nailed Pentaiahs guilt via DNA research and filed the rate sheet. Although the trial used to be finished in March, supply of the judgment were given not on time because of the coronavirus-imposed lockdown.
As many as 35 witnesses, together with the accused’s spouse, testified.
The 5thadditional district-cum-special pass judgement on for trial of offences below POCSO Act delivered the decision on Tuesday and sentenced the accused to loss of life, a unlock from the DGPs administrative center mentioned.
This used to be the 18thsuch conviction the police secured after new projects have been introduced for cover of girls and youngsters within the state since December 2019, the discharge mentioned.
