Chandigarh, July 16 -- Following a case registered in August 2023, a special court dealing with Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) cases on Tuesday sentenced a man to seven months imprisonment after convicting him in a case of sexual harassment of a girl.

The court convicted Krishana Yadav under Section 12 of the POCSO Act. As per the prosecution, the victim had gone to Shivalik Park in the evening to play with her brother when the accused came to her and insisted that he wanted to show her something. He then pulled the child by her hand and tried to take her away when the girl screamed and people gathered.

The accused was beaten up by the public and handed over to the police. The court, while passing the order, hel...