No HC Relief For Father Who Sexually Abused 2-Yr-Old

The Bombay high court recently upheld the life sentence of a man for sexually assaulting his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter.

- Karuna Nidhi

MUMBAI: The court emphasised the need to address the concern of increasing incidents of child abuse, resulting in betrayal of trust amongst vulnerable children.

The case dates back to November 30, 2017, when the mother of the survivor caught her husband assaulting their daughter, after she returned from the washroom. The daughter was crying, while the father - undressed - was lying on top of the child. The mother examined the child and found physical signs of sexual abuse. After one more similar incident of sexual abuse a few days later, the mother lodged a police complaint against the child's father.