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Indian high court's judgement lowering sentence of man accused in child abuse causes outrage

A judgement by an Indian high court lowering the sentence of a man who is convicted of forcing a 10-year-old boy to perform oral sex has caused outrage across the country. The Allahabad High Court in the northern Uttar Pradesh state had ruled that the man's offence did not fall under the stringent the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act’s definition of “aggravated penetrative sexual assault”, which carries a jail sentence of minimum 10 years.
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Oral sex with minor doesn't fall under 'aggravated sexual assault' in POCSO, says Allahabad High Court | Uttar Pradesh News

In the judgment, the court said the crime falls in the 'penetrative sexual assault' category which is punishable under Section 4 of the POCSO Act. While passing this judgement, the high court also reduced the jail term of a man convicted of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy.
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Source: india.com

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