India, Feb. 23 -- A special court designated under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act sentenced a 33-year-old man to five years in prison for sexually harassing an 11-year-old girl within her school premises in Marine Lines in November 2016. Special judge Madhuri Deshpande, in an order issued on February 20, stated that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence to establish that the accused is guilty of the crime.

The incident occurred on November 17, 2016, around noon, when the victim was playing in the school compound while waiting for her parents to complete a fee-related procedure for her younger brother. According to the girl's testimony, a man walking towards the school gate touched her inappropriat...