JUDGMENT :

SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.

1. The appellant has challenged the judgment and order dated 25.3.2021 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ratnagiri in Special Case No. 19/2018. The appellant was convicted and sentenced as follows:

(i) He was convicted for commission of the offence punishable under Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code and was sentenced to suffer RI for three years and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/- and in default of payment of fine to suffer SI for five months.

(ii) He was convicted for commission of the offence punishable under Section 376 of IPC and was sentenced to suffer RI for 10 years and to pay fine of Rs. 10,000/- and in default of payment of fine to suffer SI for six months.

(iii) He was convicted for commission of the offence punishable under Section 504 of IPC and was sentenced to suffer SI for one month.

(iv) He was convicted for commission of the offence punishable under Section 506 of IPC and was sentenced to suffer SI for one month.

(v) He was further convicted for commission of the offence punishable under Section 3(a) read with Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (for short, ‘POCSO Act’) and was sentenced to suffer RI