India, Nov. 14 -- A Delhi court has sentenced a man to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl, observing that such a conduct was repugnant to the moral conscience of the society.

The order was passed by additional sessions judge Sandeep Gupta (POCSO) of Patiala House Court on Tuesday.

The court said, "The act demonstrates a calculated exploitation of the victim's vulnerability and constitutes a gross violation of her dignity. Such conduct is not only repugnant to law but also to the moral conscience of the society".

The same court had in an order dated October 31, convicted the accused, identified as Rajesh Kumar Pandey, a rickshaw puller, for offences under section 376(2)(i) of Indian Penal Cod...