Accused sentenced to life imprisonment on the same day as the rape

The fastest judgment in the history of Indian courts

Witnesses, plaintiffs and defendants recorded the arguments and found the accused guilty

Araria: In what is considered to be the fastest judgment ever in the history of Indian courts, a court in Bihar's Araria district has sentenced a rapist to life imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl on the same day he was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Of all the Poxo (Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses) courts across the country, the one handed down by the Araria Poxo Court is considered to be the fastest ever.

Poxo Court Special Judge Shashikant Rai sentenced the convict to life imprisonment and fined him Rs. A fine of Rs 50,000 was also slapped. In addition, the judge ordered the offender to pay Rs. It also ordered compensation of Rs 7 lakh. The order was issued by the court on October 4, but the order sheet pertaining to the case was made available on November 26.

According to the details of the case, the eight-year-old girl was raped on July 22 and an FIR was registered the very next day.

Speaking to reporters, Shyamlal Yadav, Public Prosecutor of Poxo Court, said that the verdict given by Araria Poxo Court is the fastest judgment of the country so far and this verdict surpassed the speed of judgment given by Poxo Court of Datia district of Madhya Pradesh in three days in 2018. The first number was achieved