Man sentenced to 10 years in jail for sexually abusing Class 5 girl

THANE: (Feb 11) A court in Maharashtra’s Thane district has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for the repeated sexual assault of a minor girl.

Sentencing Dhondiram Tukaram Bansode, Special Judge (POCSO) V A Patravale from the Kalyan court said that the testimony of a survivor in sexual offence cases carries significant weight and “inspires confidence” even in the absence of corroborative evidence.

A copy of the order dated January 31 was made available on Wednesday. Special public prosecutors Bhamre Patil and R R Bhoir examined 12 witnesses to prove the charges against the man.