1. Heard Mr. Chitnis, the learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant and the learned APP for the State.

2. Appellant is an original accused No.4. He is challenging the judgment and order passed by the Trial Court whereby he has been convicted for an offence punishable under sections 366, 366-A of the Indian Penal code and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and to pay fine of Rs 5000/- and, in default of payment of fine, to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for two months.

3. Brief facts, in a nutshell, are as under:-

4. One Sofia, who was the girl of 14 years of age, left her house on account of poverty and constant quarrels between the members of family in search of a job and boarded the train which was going to Bombay. It took five days for her to reach Bombay and she got down at Andheri Station where the Station Master helped her and gave her Rs 50/- for purchasing food. When she was on the railway station, accused No.4 inquired with her and he, thereafter, offered to give her a job and, therefore, took her to the house of accused No.1. Prosecution case is that the accused No.4 knew that accused No.1 was carrying on brothel i