Balasore: Special Judge POCSO Ranjan Kumar Sutar on Monday convicted a rape accused and sentenced him to ten years rigorous imprisonment with a penalty of Rs.4,000.
The convict Anil Kumar Patra was arrested in 2017 after an FIR was lodged against him for raping a minor girl
While pronouncing the verdict ,the judge ordered that in default of the penalty amount, the convict would further undergo another two years jail term
The court after examining 13 witnesses and 18 exhibits pronounced the judgment, Special Public Prosecutor Pranab Panda said.
UNI