Minor Girl Raped in Ambedkar nagar, in morning 10.00 A.M 21-2-2024 a Woman registered an F.I.R. in Mahrua Police Station in which she told his daughter how was between 14 to 15 years old and was raped by Monu and his friends.
Monu lived in the same Village as Victim. Monu called her Daughter and they went into the fields outside the village. Monu and his friends Dinesh and Gopi raped her at different times. After that Monu left the Victim near her home and He told the Victim He would marry him 2-4 days later.
थाना महरुआ क्षेत्र अंतर्गत एक नाबालिग लड़की के साथ एक युवक व दो अन्य मित्रों द्वारा दुष्कर्म करने की सूचना के सम्बन्ध में थाना स्थानीय पुलिस द्वारा आवश्यक कार्यवाही करते हुए सुसंगत धाराओं में अभियोग पंजीकृत कर मुख्य अभियुक्त को गिरफ्तार करने के सम्बन्ध में #SP द्वारा दी गई बाइट- pic.twitter.com/eKMZbqfsmq
— AMBEDKARNAGAR POLICE (@ambedkarnagrpol) February 21, 2024
Minor Girl Raped in Ambedkar nagar: Action Taken by Police
Police arrested the main culprit Monu and sent him to the police on remand. Police made 4 teams to arrest the remaining two Culprits involved in this heinous crime.
What is IPC Section 376?
IPC 376 is a specific section of the Indian Penal Code, which deals with the offense of rape. Here’s a brief overview:
IPC 376: Punishment for Rape
Section 376 (1): A person commits the offense of rape
under the circumstances falling under any of the six following descriptions:
First: — Against her will.
Secondly: — Without her consent.
Thirdly: — With her consent, when her consent has been obtained by putting her or any person in whom she is interested, in fear of death or of hurt.
Fourthly: — With her consent, when the man knows that he is not her husband, and that her consent is given because she believes that he is another man to whom she is or believes herself to be lawfully married.
Fifthly: — With her consent, when, at the time of giving such consent, by reason of unsoundness of mind or intoxication or the administration by him personally or through another of any stupefying or unwholesome substance, she is unable to understand the nature and consequences of that to which she gives consent.
Sixthly: — With or without her consent, when she is under eighteen years of age.
Section 376 (2): Whoever, —
(a) being a police officer, commits rape —
(i) within the limits of the police station to which he is appointed; or
(ii) in the premises of any station house whether or not situated in the police station to which he is appointed; or
(iii) on a woman in his custody or in the custody of a police officer subordinate to him; or
(b) being a public servant, takes advantage of his official position and commits rape on a woman in his custody as such public servant or in the custody of a public servant subordinate to him; or
(c) being on the management or on the staff of a jail, remand home or other place of custody established by or under any law for the time being in force or of a women’s or children’s institution takes advantage of his official position and commits rape on any inmate of such jail, remand home, place or institution; or
(d) being on the management or on the staff of a hospital, takes advantage of his official position and commits rape on a woman in that hospital; or
(e) commits rape on a woman knowing her to be pregnant; or
(f) commits rape on a woman when she is under twelve years of age; or
(g) commits gang rape, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may be for life and shall also be liable to fine:
Provided that the Court may, for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than ten years.
Section 376 (3): Whoever commits rape, except in the cases provided for in sub-section (2), shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may be for life or for a term which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine unless the women raped is his own wife and is not under twelve years of age, in which case, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both:
Provided that the Court may, for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than seven years.
These are the main provisions of Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. It’s important to note that this section deals specifically with the offense of rape and the various circumstances under which it can occur, as well as the corresponding punishments for each circumstance.