The prosecution case was that Murugesan had abducted the 15-year-old girl from her house and raped here in March last year.
Principal District Judge Sathish Kumar sentenced him to seven years RI under IPC Section 376 and five years RI under Section 366 (kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her for marriage). Both the sentences will run concurrently.
The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 for offences committed under provisions of the SC/ST Act as the girl belongs to the SC community.