Mumbai: A 11-year-old girl who jumped out of the taxi who ran after the 75-year-old driver insisted that he moved to the front seat and touched it inappropriately when he was on his way to a relative home in 2016, ensuring that the defendant was arrested and sentenced Tight prison three years under the protection of children from the actions of sexual violations (Pocso).
The child suffered an injury to the knee and elbow and saved by a pedestrian who also told his parents.
Found Cabbie Guilty, Special Pocso Judge Jayshri R Sately, “in this case, ‘M’ was 11 years old at the time of the incident and when he returned from school, accused of taking action to touch his thigh inappropriately.
Such actions create fear in mind M And he had no choice but to jump from a ran taxi.
Therefore, I did not find that the defendant was entitled to a lot of reducing punishment.
“Cabbie was also fined Rs 10,000.
“Out of fines, RS 5,000 is given to victims, as compensation, after the appeal period ends,” said the court.
The accusation said he was involved.
He said he was sick that day and at home.
He claimed that because he was arrested by police from the hospital.
Among the five witnesses quoted by the Special Public Prosecutor Sanjana Sharma to seek belief is an underage child, the person who helped him, a school nurse who tended to be injured and police.
The child told the court that he jumped out of the taxi in front of his school gate.
A man immediately came to save him.
The defendant has been imprisoned since his arrest in 2016.
(the identity of the victim has not yet been revealed to protect his privacy in accordance with the direction of the Supreme Court about cases related to sexual violence)