The girl's family reported that she was abducted on July 9 after she stepped outside to fill water from a hand pump near her house.

Additional Government Counsel Ajumed Singh Chauhan said the offence was committed on December 14, 2020, when Neeraj had lured the girl to a desolate place in his village and raped her.

The incident took place on Monday afternoon in Dharsiwa police station limits, located on the outskirts of capital Raipur.

The incident occurred eight years ago after the couple called the minor to their residence and committed the crime.

The case came to light in September, 2018 when the victim, all of 11 years, was found to be pregnant upon being taken to a doctor by her parents who got worried over her frequent bouts of illness.

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala had earlier ruled that groping without 'skin-to-skin' does not qualify as sexual assault

A special POCSO court on Tuesday acquitted a 28-year-old technician who was previously accused of molesting a 5-year-old's mother.

The incident came to light after the girl's family took her to a doctor on Thursday when she was not feeling well and came to know that she was three months' pregnant

The top court also issued notice to Maharashtra government and permitted the AG to file an appeal against the January 19 verdict.

The Nagpur bench judgement will not only have a cascading effect on various provisions involving safety and security of women in general: NCW chairperson