Madras HC upholds jail term of teacher on charges of sexual assault
DECCAN CHRONICLE.
PublishedJun 29, 2018, 6:20 am IST
‘Teacher is expected to teach moral values, ethics too’.
DECCAN CHRONICLE.
PublishedJun 29, 2018, 6:20 am IST
‘Teacher is expected to teach moral values, ethics too’.
Madras high court
Chennai: Upholding the jail term of 10 years awarded to a school teacher on charge of sexually assaulting a minor girl by a trial court, the Madras high court said that duty of the teacher is not only to impart education, but also to teach moral values and ethics to his students.
Dismissing the petition from science teacher Sivanesan, Justice RMT Teekaa Raman said that, “teachers should be a role model to students.”
According to prosecution, Sivanesan had committed sexual assault on a 11-year-old student in the classroom of a government school near Thirunallar on August 4, 2016, at 3.45 pm. The minor girl sustained injuries and was adm
itted to Government General Hospital, Karaikal.
On November 30, 2016 the chargesheet was laid against the teacher under Section 6 of Pocso Act. The trial court sen
tenced him to und
ergo RI for 10 years and slapped him with a fine of `5,000 on charge of committing the offence.
Dismissing his petition, Justice RMT Teekaa Raman said “taking note of the fact in this case, the accused is a teacher and he has comm
itted the offence on his student, the trial court has correctly laid the conviction under Section 3(b) and 5(f) of Pocso Act and found him guilty. He is sentenced to undergo RI for 10 years and also to pay a fine of `5,000.”
Dismissing the petition, the judge said, “considering the entirety of the circumstances and the evidences placed by the prosecution witnesses, I am not inclined to grant relief for the present.”
Chennai: Upholding the jail term of 10 years awarded to a school teacher on charge of sexually assaulting a minor girl by a trial court, the Madras high court said that duty of the teacher is not only to impart education, but also to teach moral values and ethics to his students.
Dismissing the petition from science teacher Sivanesan, Justice RMT Teekaa Raman said that, “teachers should be a role model to students.”
According to prosecution, Sivanesan had committed sexual assault on a 11-year-old student in the classroom of a government school near Thirunallar on August 4, 2016, at 3.45 pm. The minor girl sustained injuries and was adm
itted to Government General Hospital, Karaikal.
On November 30, 2016 the chargesheet was laid against the teacher under Section 6 of Pocso Act. The trial court sen
tenced him to und
ergo RI for 10 years and slapped him with a fine of `5,000 on charge of committing the offence.
Dismissing his petition, Justice RMT Teekaa Raman said “taking note of the fact in this case, the accused is a teacher and he has comm
itted the offence on his student, the trial court has correctly laid the conviction under Section 3(b) and 5(f) of Pocso Act and found him guilty. He is sentenced to undergo RI for 10 years and also to pay a fine of `5,000.”
Dismissing the petition, the judge said, “considering the entirety of the circumstances and the evidences placed by the prosecution witnesses, I am not inclined to grant relief for the present.”
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