Kozhikode (Kerala), February 13 A Kerala court on Friday sentenced a 62-year-old man to six years of rigorous imprisonment for molesting a second-grade student at a wedding hall near Perambra here nearly six years ago.
Judge Devan K Menon of the Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court convicted and sentenced the accused for the offense of molestation under the Indian Penal Code, and also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict, special public prosecutor Manoj Aroor said.
According to the prosecutor, the incident occurred on April 17, 2019, at a wedding hall near Perambra.
The incident came to light after the student informed her school teacher about the crime, and the headmaster informed the police, the prosecutor said.
Nine witnesses were examined and 14 documents were presented before the court by the prosecution during the trial.