JUDGMENT/ORDER

SURENDRA PANDHARINATH TAVADE, J. - Being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment and order dated 14-01-2020, passed by the Special Judge as per Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmedpur, Dist. Latur in Special (POCSO) Case No. 06 of 2018, whereby the the appellant was convicted for the offences punishable under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the 'POCSO Act ') and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for ten years and pay fine of Rs. 10,000/-, in default of payment, the appellant was directed to suffer simple imprisonment for one year and in view of Section 42 of the POCSO Act no separate sentence was awarded to the accused for the offence punishable under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as the 'IPC ') and offence punishable under Section 4 of the POCSO Act, the appellant has preferred this appeal.

2. The facts giving rise to this appeal, can be summarized as under:-

"a. The informant is the mother of victim who lodged the FIR on 23-06-2018. It is alleged in the FIR that the informant is blind. She resid