Legal actions in India: POCSO conviction and criminal exile order

In separate legal developments in India, a court in Telangana sentenced a man to prison for sexual assault, while authorities in Maharashtra issued an exile order for a repeat offender.

A fast-track POCSO court in Rangareddy district sentenced 19-year-old Ragi Nandu to six years of imprisonment and an 8,000 rupee fine. The court found Nandu guilty of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in Hyderabad. The victim had reported the abuse after being lured by the accused. The judge also ordered compensation for the victim.

In Pune district, Maharashtra, police have expelled Datta Ashok Shinde, 29, from the Pune and Ahilyanagar districts for two years. Shinde, who has 19 criminal cases registered against him, was issued the exile order under Section 56(1)(b) of the Maharashtra Police Act to maintain law and order in the Yavat area.