Chandigarh, Mar 11: A 23-year-old man was sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment by a local court here for calling a minor 'hey sexy'. The convict, however, was granted bail as per provisions of law for jail term below three years.

The youth, identified as Pankaj Singh, a resident of Daria, was convicted on Saturday by additional district and sessions judge Poonam R Joshi. A fine of Rs 21,000 was also levied on him.

The case dates back to September 4, 2017, when the victim, a 17-year-old girl, was eve-teased by Pankaj in Sector 11, on her way back to home from college.

After an arguments broke out between the two, Pankaj slapped the girl. The minor rushed to her home and called her brother to confront the miscreant. Pankaj reportedly assaulted him as well.

After probing the incident, police had booked Pankaj under Section 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and IPC sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) and 294 (obscene acts or words in public).

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