Rajkot: A sessions court in Dhoraji sentenced A teacher Two years in jail for molesting a six-year-old girl. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the guilty.
Teacher Prafulla Makadiya was earlier sentenced to six months’ imprisonment by a Chief Judicial Magistrate. macadia He challenged his conviction by filing an appeal in the Sessions Court. But considering the argument of the prosecution, Additional District and Sessions Judge Rahul Mahesh Chandra Sharma increased the sentence and fine of Makadia.
According to the details of the case, Makadiya, a teacher of Bhayavadar village in Rajkot district, The student was convicted for showing pornographic videos and forcing her to touch her private parts, The fearful Chief Judicial Magistrate convicted him on December 8, 2020 and sentenced him to six months’ imprisonment and a fine of Rs 500.
Makadia challenged the order by filing an appeal in the court of an additional district judge in Dhoraji. Additional Public Prosecutor Kartikeya Parekh argued that, “This act of a teacher cannot be condoned. According to the existing law, the punishment for this offense is 10 years but this offense was committed in 2010 when the old law was in force. Police have also recovered pornographic videos from him.
Parekh told TOI, “Taking into account the arguments and documentary evidence, the court enhanced the sentence of the convict and sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment, which is the maximum under the law.”
Teacher Prafulla Makadiya was earlier sentenced to six months’ imprisonment by a Chief Judicial Magistrate. macadia He challenged his conviction by filing an appeal in the Sessions Court. But considering the argument of the prosecution, Additional District and Sessions Judge Rahul Mahesh Chandra Sharma increased the sentence and fine of Makadia.
According to the details of the case, Makadiya, a teacher of Bhayavadar village in Rajkot district, The student was convicted for showing pornographic videos and forcing her to touch her private parts, The fearful Chief Judicial Magistrate convicted him on December 8, 2020 and sentenced him to six months’ imprisonment and a fine of Rs 500.
Makadia challenged the order by filing an appeal in the court of an additional district judge in Dhoraji. Additional Public Prosecutor Kartikeya Parekh argued that, “This act of a teacher cannot be condoned. According to the existing law, the punishment for this offense is 10 years but this offense was committed in 2010 when the old law was in force. Police have also recovered pornographic videos from him.
Parekh told TOI, “Taking into account the arguments and documentary evidence, the court enhanced the sentence of the convict and sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment, which is the maximum under the law.”
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