Delhi High Court Reduces Jail Term Of Man Convicted For 'Digital Rape' Of Minor

The court said the appellant has a "substantial life ahead of him" as well as an ageing mother to look after, and his conduct in jail was satisfactory.

The Delhi High Court on Friday reduced to 12 years the 20-year jail term awarded to a man convicted for the "digital rape" of a four-year-old girl in 2014.

Justice Amit Bansal said the appellant, aged 38, has a "substantial life ahead of him" as well as an ageing mother to look after, and his conduct in jail was satisfactory.

"The trial court had sentenced the appellant for 20 years of rigorous imprisonment observing that the appellant had committed 'digital rape' on a child of four years at the time of the incident," the court said.