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ALAPPUZHA: A court here on Monday sentenced an HIV positive man for life term for raping his daughter and making her HIV positive. Additional District and Session Court judge S H Panchapakesan, who pronounced the verdict on Monday, also imposed a fine of one lakh on the convict under Section 376(2)(f) of IPC . In the event of failure to pay the fine, he will have to undergo simple imprisonment for two years. A substantive portion of the sentence will run concurrently, the judgment says. Read More
