JUDGMENT :

Revati Mohite Dere, J.

1. The Appellant vide Judgment and Order dated 10th April, 2015, passed by learned Special Judge, Solapur, in Sessions Case No. 178 of 2014, has been convicted and sentenced as under:-

- for the offence punishable under Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 5 years and to pay fine of Rs. 500/- in default, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 3 months;

- for the offence punishable under Section 366A of the Indian Penal Code to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 5 years and to pay fine of Rs. 500/- in default, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 3 months;

- for the offence punishable under Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and to pay fine of Rs. 5,000/- in default, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 6 months;

All the substantive sentences were directed to run concurrently.

Out of the fine amount, compensation of Rs. 5,000/- was directed to be paid to the prosecutrix under Section 357(1)(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

2. The prosecution case in brief is as follows:-

According to the PW 7 - API, Ashok Shirke, he was attached to the Madha