The first additional metropolitan sessions judge, Visakhapatnam, on Tuesday convicted and sentenced Kutchibotla Kanta Rao (51) to undergo three years imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs. 25,000 under POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act.
Kanta Rao, a Telugu teacher in a private school, was arrested for misbehaving with a girl student. Following a complaint lodged by the principal of the school with the III Town police in 2015, a case was registered under Section 354A & Section 12 of the POCSO Act.
According to special public prosecutor M. Venu Gopal Rao, the judge convicted Kanta Rao after examining seven witnesses.