This is an archive article published on March 27, 2024
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Delhi: Man awarded life sentence for raping, impregnating daughter
Highlighting that he was the family's sole bread earner, the accused said that he was under the influence of liquor and could not differentiate between his wife and daughter.
The court awarded a compensation of Rs 13 lakh to the victim for relief and rehabilitation.
A Delhi court has recently awarded life sentence to a man for raping his minor daughter on several occasions, and then impregnating her.
While pronouncing the life sentence, the court relied on the “diabolical” nature of the crime and the fact that the victim was the convict’s daughter. The court also held that the accused used to “write letters to his daughter to emotionally blackmail her”.
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Highlighting that he was the family’s sole bread earner, the accused said that he was under the influence of liquor and could not differentiate between his wife and daughter; the convict’s wife, too, prayed to the court for leniency.
The DCW counsel for the case argued that the convict was supposed to be the “protector” of his daughter, but turned out to be a “predator”.
The court awarded a compensation of Rs 13 lakh to the victim for relief and rehabilitation, while directing the jail authorities to pay 70 per cent of the wage earned by the convict in prison to his family for meeting their needs, and keep 30 per cent for his personal needs.
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The DCW counsel also said that the convict’s wife works in a private school and earns just Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000 per month, and it was not sufficient for the family’s livelihood.
The court awarded a compensation of Rs 13 lakh to the victim for relief and rehabilitation. 
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