S.M. Gavhane, J.

The appellants (hereinafter referred to as 'accused Nos.1 to 3') have challenged the judgment and order dated 11.11.2016 in Special (Child Protection) Case No.49/2014 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Beed whereby convicting and sentencing them as under:

(a) Accused No.1 Jishan Bashsir Qureshi and accused No.2 Don @ Shakir Shabbir Sayyed are convicted for the offence punishable 363 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as 'the IPC') and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for seven years and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- each, in default to suffer further RI for fifteen days.

(b) Accused Nos.1 and 2 are further convicted for the offence punishable under Section 366-A read with Section 34 of the IPC and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for ten years and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/- each, in default to suffer further RI for one month.

(c) Accused Nos.1 and 2 are further convicted for the offence under Section 7 punishable under Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as 'the POCSO Act') and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for five