Mohammad Sahin @ Sahil v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Appeal against conviction for aggravated sexual assault of a girl aged about 10 years for allegedly holding her hand and following her repeatedly. The court held the acts proved only sexual harassment, not sexual assault, altered the conviction from section 10 to sections 11/12 POCSO and reduced the sentence to imprisonment already undergone plus fine.
What did the court decide?
Conviction altered from section 10 POCSO to sections 11/12 POCSO; sentence reduced to imprisonment already undergone (about 2 years) along with fine.