PTI

Mumbai, October 6

It shouldn’t be assumed {that a} sufferer of sexual assault at dwelling wouldn’t be performing nicely in exams or behave usually in any other case, a courtroom has stated whereas convicting a person for raping his minor daughter for a number of years.

The particular choose of a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act courtroom right here, Jayshri R Pulate, sentenced the accused to 10 years in jail on September 29.

An in depth order turned accessible on Wednesday.

The accused labored on a ship in Saudi Arabia and visited his household in Mumbai each two months, as per the prosecution.

His spouse observed in 2014 that at any time when he was at dwelling, their daughter averted him and stayed in her room. The lady ultimately advised her mom that he had sexually assaulted her many instances over the earlier seven years.

She was dealing with this nightmare since she was 10 years outdated, the lady stated.

A case was registered after her mom approached the police.

Convicting the person, the courtroom dismissed the defence’s argument concerning the delay within the registration of criticism, stating that the lady was very younger when the abuse started and initially she didn’t perceive what was taking place.

When she attended a intercourse schooling class ninth normal she understood that she was dealing with sexual abuse. Even then it was pure for her to be involved concerning the lack of monetary assist for the household if her father went to jail, the choose famous.

During cross examination, the lady had said that she acquired on common 70 per cent marks in ninth class and attended faculty repeatedly. Attendance at college was not affected by the accused’s presence at dwelling, she had stated.

She had additionally stated that the accused repeatedly introduced new garments and toys for her and her siblings.

Defence argued that these details don’t sq. with the allegations of sexual abuse.

But the courtroom stated the response of each sufferer of sexual assault can’t be the identical.

“It shouldn’t be assumed that the sufferer of sexual assault couldn’t safe good marks in exams,” the choose stated.

The truth of standard faculty attendance and good efficiency in examinations wouldn’t discredit her allegations, the courtroom stated.

The “normal” behaviour by the accused akin to bringing garments and toys for his youngsters didn’t imply he would by no means commit the type of heinous offences he was accused of, the courtroom stated within the ruling.