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RAPE CASE TOOK 15 YEARS TO DECLARE RESULT After the tumult-causing rape conviction of self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim, a special CBI court ruled on how the Dera Sacha Sauda leader is to be punished. The minimum sentence for a rape conviction was three years in jail but it isn't uncommon to be handed a much longer period of incarceration. The case itself took a long 15 years to resolve This is what the story says: APRIL 2002: PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee receives an unavowed letter from Dera Sadhvi (follower) stating that she was raped by Gurmeet Ram Rahim. May 2002: Punjab and Haryana high court directs Sirsa districts and session judges o prove the allegation in the letter. September 2002: High Court hands matter to CBI after district court indicates possibility of sexual exploitation. December 2002: CBI registers a case of rape and criminal intimidation against Gurmeet Ram Rahim July 2002: CBI files charge sheet against the Dera head in an