A fast-track court in Odisha awarded life imprisonment to
five persons in gangrape case. The sixth accused, a juvenile, was sent to a
correction home. The case was heard by Additional District Judge Santosh Panda
who completed the hearing by holding court for 14 hours at a stretch and
delivered the verdict within 30 days. The court also slapped a fine of `50,000
on each of the accused. They all were found guilty under the Protection of
Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
TIMES OF INDIA NEWSPAPER
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