JUDGMENT/ORDER

1. By this appeal, the appellant (the accused) challenges judgment and order of conviction and sentence dtd. 24/1/2022 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge8, Nagpur in Special POCSO Case No.137/2019 whereby the appellant is convicted and sentenced, as follows:

For offence punishable under Sec. 376(2)(i)(n) of the Indian Penal Code, he was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and to pay fine Rs.10, 000.00, in default, to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 3 months.

For offence punishable under Sec. 506 of the Indian Penal Code, he was sentenced to suffer simple imprisonment for 2 years and to pay fine Rs.2000.00, in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for 1 month.

For offence punishable under Sec. 509 of the Indian Penal Code, he was sentenced to suffer simple imprisonment for 3 years and to pay fine Rs.2000.00, in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for 1 month.

For offences punishable under Ss. 3 and 4 of the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act), he was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and to pay fine Rs.3000.00, in default, to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 1 month.

For offence under Sec.