Supreme Court of India

Ganesan v. State Represented by its Inspector of Police

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Reported as [2020] 8 S.C.R. 768
Bench Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 14 October 2020

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Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 20 12 – ss. 7 and 8 – Protection of Children from Sexual Offen ces Rules, 2012 – r.7(2) – Appellant- accused was tried for th e offences punishable u/s. 7 r/w. s. 8 of the POCSO Act – Relyi ng upon the deposition of PW-3 victim, aged 13 years the accuse d was convicted for the offence u/s. 7 of the POCSO Act an d sentenced to undergo 3 years rigorous imprisonment u/s. 8 of t he Act – The accused was also ordered to pay rupees one lakh to the victim girl, by way of compensation u/r. 7(2) of the Rules, 2012 – Before the High Court, it was noted

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