The court, while awarding the sentence to the accused, Ran Singh, also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on him in the case related to the seizure of high-quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) having a face value of Rs 94,000.
Despite the stigma attached to unwed motherhood, the 16-year-old minor girl mustered the courage and gave birth to a male child.
The accused Balaram Sa had raped the minor who lived in his neighbourhood on 8 August, 2023.
The court has also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each, while their two co-accused were acquitted due to lack of solid evidence.
The additional sessions judge cum the special judge Balasore Ajanta Sarangi today convicted a 32-year-old rape accused and sentenced him…
