P&H: Suspends POCSO Convict’s Sentence After Over Seven Years in Custody
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has suspended the sentence of Parvesh, also known as Jodiya, while his appeal against conviction remains pending. The Court said he had spent more than seven years in custody and assessed that the appeal was unlikely to be heard in the near future.
Parvesh was convicted by a Sonipat court in 2022 under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and several provisions of the Indian Penal Code. He was sentenced to life imprisonment under the POCSO Act and Section 377 IPC, along with additional prison terms for other offences.
The case arose...
