Muzaffarnagar (UP), Oct 17 A court here has sentenced a man and his wife to 20 years in prison for raping his 16-year-old stepdaughter, forcing her into immoral trafficking and assaulting her, a government lawyer said on Saturday.
Special Judge Manjula Bhalotia also imposed a fine of Rs 53,000 each on the convicts, Satish and his wife Babli, government lawyer Vikrant Rathi told PTI.
The court held them guilty under relevant sections of the IPC, the POCSO (Protection of Children from sexual offences) Act and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956.
According to Rathi, the incident took place on October 6, 2021, in Morna village under the Bhopa police station area of the district.
The girl was raped by her stepfather, while her stepmother forced her into immoral trafficking and assaulted her, he said.
Police filed a chargesheet against the couple following a complaint by the victim.
(PTI News)
