JUDGMENT :

V. M. Deshpande, J.

1. A trial was conducted in the Court of learned Special Judge, Buldhana as Special (POCSO) Case No. 27 of 2019 against two accused persons namely- (1) Sagar Vishwanath Borkar ; and (2) Nikhil Shivaji Golait. They were charged for the offence punishable under Sections 363, 366-A, 376(2)(j), 376(2)(m), 376(DB), 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). They were also charged for the offence punishable under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as “the POCSO Act” for the sake of brevity) and under Sections 3(1)(w)(i), 3(1)(w)(ii) and 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as “the Atrocities Act” for the sake of brevity. After a full fledged trial, the learned Special Judge, Buldhana delivered the judgment on 13.08.2020 holding that the prosecution has proved the Charge and convicted both the accused persons for the offence punishable under Sections 363, 376(2)(m), 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The learned Special Judge also convicted both the accused for the offence punishable under