18-year-old boy sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for raping minor in Gujarat

An 18-year-old boy was sentenced to 20 years for raping a 16-year-old girl in Rajkot, despite her testimony that their relations were consensual. The court acquitted him of abduction but upheld the conviction under POCSO as her consent was invalid due to her being a minor.

18-year-old boy sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for raping minor in Gujarat
An 18-year-old boy was sentenced to 20 years for raping a 16-year-old girl in Rajkot, despite her testimony that their relations were consensual. The court acquitted him of abduction but upheld the conviction under POCSO as her consent was invalid due to her being a minor.