HC upholds man°s 7-yr jail term for sexually assaulting minor girl

The Delhi High Court has upheld seven years jail term of a man for sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl, saying the victim's testimony inspired confidence and the convict has been unable to show that she was tutored.

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The high court said while the court has to be sensitive in considering the statement of a child victim in sexual offence cases, the reality of the impressionable nature of children and the possibility of them being tutored cannot be ignored.

('At the same time, when the trial court has found the victim to be reliable and when the victim has stuck by her version throughout trial, mere apprehension of the appellant that the victim has been tutored is not enough to disregard the victim's evidence.