A Vadodara court has sentenced a private tuition teacher to six months of imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh for physically assaulting a Class 10 student. The judgment came nearly five years after the incident, which left the 15-year-old with serious injuries to his ears, a TOI report stated.

The Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court in Vadodara delivered its verdict on Thursday against Jasbirsinh Chauhan, who ran a coaching centre and tutored the boy in English and Social Science. Chauhan was found guilty of subjecting the student to corporal punishment on December 23, 2019.

Student’s parents witnessed assault at coaching centre

According to the complaint filed by the student’s father, Tejas Bhatt, the student had gone for tuition as usual that evening. Later, he called his father and asked him to bring an exam form to the coaching centre. When Bhatt and his wife arrived, they allegedly heard sounds of someone being beaten inside the premises.

Bhatt entered the classroom and saw Chauhan repeatedly slapping his son on the face and ears. Upon being confronted, Chauhan began apologising and said, “He had missed two days of class, during which important topics were taught.”

Past abuse, medical injuries, and police action

After the incident, the boy told his parents that this was not the first time Chauhan had hit him. A relative of the family then contacted the child helpline, and a formal police complaint was lodged. Medical tests confirmed that the student had sustained serious injuries, both eardrums were torn and bleeding.

Despite repeated apologies from Chauhan following the incident, he was arrested in January 2020. After lengthy legal proceedings, the court convicted him and issued the sentence on Thursday.