The accused, Komari Shiva Kumar of Indiramma Colony, Bowrampet, was convicted underneath Section 376(3) of the IPC and Section 3(a) learn with 4 of the POCSO Act, 2012, for which he was awarded rigorous imprisonment for all times together with a positive of ₹50,000. He was additionally sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and fined ₹20,000 underneath Section 306 IPC. The court docket directed that the positive quantity be paid as compensation to the sufferer’s mom.
According to the police, on June 9, 2018, the sufferer’s mom discovered her youthful daughter useless, having hanged herself from a ceiling fan. A case of suspicious dying was registered at Dundigal police station.
During investigation, Shiva Kumar was apprehended and confessed that underneath the pretext of affection he had lured the sufferer and sexually assaulted her. When she later skilled bleeding and reached out to him, he threatened her to not name once more. Distressed, she took her personal life.
Following his confession, the case was altered to incorporate fees of rape underneath the IPC and POCSO Act, in addition to abetment of suicide. After an in depth investigation, the chargesheet was filed and trial commenced.
Delivering judgment, Ms N. Amaravathi, Judge of the Fast Track Special Court for expeditious trial and disposal of rape and POCSO Act circumstances, Medchal-Malkajgiri, pronounced the sentence.
Published – September 15, 2025 08:42 pm IST
