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Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl in Latur
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News18•02-10-2026, 16:45
Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl in Latur
- •Pawan Balasaheb Harbade was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Latur court for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl.
- •Additional Sessions Judge SA Sayyed convicted Harbade under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act.
- •Harbade was also fined Rs 5000.
- •The prosecution stated that Harbade offered the girl a motorcycle ride, took her to his sister's vacant house in Pune, and assaulted her.
- •He was arrested by MIDC police after the girl's family reported the incident on February 2 last year.
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A Latur court sentenced Pawan Balasaheb Harbade to 20 years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl.
The accused was convicted under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The MIDC police arrested the accused following a complaint lodged by the victim's family on February 2 of the previous year.