It also granted a compensation of Rs 3 lakh to the victim, apart from Rs 20,000 which would be given to him from the fine amount.
New Delhi: The scars of a sexual assault do not heal in the mind of a child and corrodes any pleasant memory, a Delhi court has observed while sentencing a man to 10 years in jail for sodomising a four-year old.
Additional Sessions Judge Seema Maini, while awarding rigorous imprisonment to north Delhi resident Manoj and slapping a fine of Rs 30,000 on him, said “sexual assault upon a child leaves its deep rooted scars on the entire persona of the victim.
These scars do not heal up ever, despite the best medical aid. They are corrosive in nature, corroding every smile, every pleasant memory and every moment of happiness coming to the victim's way.”
The high court said that in this country, where idols are worshipped, rivers worshipped and fast performed for long life of children, it was unfortunate that some of them are forced to live a life of frustration, depression and morbidity.
It also granted a compensation of Rs 3 lakh to the victim, apart from Rs 20,000 which would be given to him from the fine amount.
The convict, who was the minor girl’s neighbour, has robbed the child of his jovial and carefree childhood, his freewheeling playful attitude towards the routine activities of life, thrusting upon him an apprehensive approach towards one and all, the court said.
