Partly allowed¶114
Ravutappa Kamble v. the State of Karnataka
Karnataka HCCRL.A/200061/2022
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka criminal appeal. Conviction under POCSO Act Section 3/4 upheld; sentence modified from higher term to RI 7 years plus fine Rs.25,000/- (default SI 6 months) on ground that incident predated POCSO Amendment 2019 increasing minimum sentence to 10 years. Victim aged 16 years at time of incident in February 2019.
What did the court decide?
Sentence modified: appellant/accused convicted under Section 3/4 of POCSO Act and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and fine of Rs.25,000/-, in default simple imprisonment for 6 months; appellant entitled to set off ¶114