The single-judge bench of Justice Anil Kumar Ojha reduced one Sonu Kushwaha's punishment from 10 years to 7 years. Sonu has been accused forcing a 10-year-old to perform oral sex.
A single-judge bench of the Allahabad High Court has partly allowed an appeal - which effectively lowers the sentence by three years - of a man convicted under the POCSO Act of sexual assault on a 10-year-old child.
The single-judge bench of Justice Anil Kumar Ojha reduced Sonu Kushwaha's punishment from 10 years to 7 years, observing that the crime committed by him is 'less serious'.
The crime does not fall in the category of aggravated sexual assault or sexual assault. It comes in the category of penetrative sexual assault which is punishable under Section 4 of the POCSO Act, the court said.
In a decision that has sent shock waves all around, the Allahabad High Court has lowered the penalty imposed by the Special Sessions Court on one Sonu Kushwaha, a convict, found guilty of having oral sex with a 10-year-old minor child in lieu of Rs 20.