Panchkula, April 22 -- Five years after a woman from Punjab was kidnapped, raped and attacked with stones in Morni, a special POCSO court in Panchkula sentenced a 25-year-old man from Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment. The convict, identified as Sandeep alias Chotu, has also been told to pay a fine of Rs.47,000, to be paid to the victim. While he will serve 15 years under Section 376(2)(n) (rape committed repeatedly on the same woman) of the Indian Penal Code, he has also been awarded 10 years under Section 307 (attempt to murder), five years under Section 366 (kidnapping), three years under Section 325 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), two years under Section 344 (wrongful confinement), and a year each under Section 506 (criminal intimidation) and Section 323 (voluntarily causing hurt). All sentences will run concurrently. As per the court order, the convict will have to undergo simple imprisonment of six months for failure to pay Rs.25,000 imposed under Section 376(2)(n); a month for Rs.5,000 under Section 366, two weeks for defaulting on Rs.2,000 under Section 344, and so on. As per the court order, the convict has not paid the fine. The case was initially registered Section 6 of the POCSO Act and relevant sections of IPC. However, due to the absence of documentary proof of age, an ossification (examination of bones to establish age) test was conducted, which placed the victim's age between 16 and 18 years. Following legal principles, the court considered the upper age limit and treated her as a major, and convicted the man under IPC provisions instead of the POCSO Act. Deputy district attorney Sukhwinder Kaur said the case dates back to July 8, 2021, when the victim was lured on the pretext of marriage and confined in a village in Mohali. She was later taken to Morni, where the convict sexually assaulted her in an isolated area, before brutally attacking her with stones. The nature of her injuries were so grave that she was unable to speak when an auto driver found her and rushed her to a hospital. She was later referred to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Research and Education (PGIMER), where her statement was recorded before a magistrate. Doctors treating her had also described her injuries as "dangerous to life". During the trial, the prosecution relied on the DNA report, which matched the convict, along with the detailed testimony of the victim. Statements of the auto driver who rescued her also played a crucial role in securing the conviction....