JUDGMENT

1. Challenge in this appeal is to a judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by the President, Children's Court for the State of Goa at Panaji, in Special Case No.68 of 2014 whereby and whereunder the appellant-accused came to be convicted for the offences punishable under Section 363 of Indian Penal Code and under Section 376 (2)(i) of Indian Penal Code r/w Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and Section 8(2) of the Goa Children's Act, 2003 and sentenced to suffer simple imprisonment for one year and fine of 1,000/- and rigorous imprisonment ? for ten years and fine of ?2,00,000/-, with default stipulations on the respective counts.

2. The facts which are essential to be exposited for the disposal of this appeal are that the complainant is the brother of the victim girl.

He had rented a room in Agarwada, Pernem. He brought the victim girl, his younger sister, from their home in the State of Karnataka to live with him in Agarwada, Pernem in April, 2014, barely 15 days before the incident, to prepare meals for him.

3. As usual, the first informant reported for work on 22 April 2014. The accused came to the room rented by the first i