JUDGMENT :

The above referred appeals are against the common judgment of conviction dated 09.06.2017 and order of sentence dated 14.06.2017 passed by learned Additional Sessions-I-cum-Special Judge under POCSO Act, Bettiah, in connection with Nautan P.S. Case No.118 of 2015, corresponding to SGR No.39 of 2015 and CIS No.14306 of 2015. The learned trial Judge found all the appellants of Cr. Appeal (SJ) No. 1850 of 2017 guilty for offence under Section 17 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the POCSO Act) and ordered to undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten years and to pay a fine of Rs. 25,000/-(Twenty five thousand) each. In default of payment of fine further three months imprisonment was ordered.

The sole appellant Sharma Sahani of Cr. Appeal (SJ) No. 2459 of 2017 was found guilty for offences under Sections 4, 6 and 8 of the POCSO Act and has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten years and to pay a fine of rupees twenty five thousand for each of the offences under Sections 4 and 6 of the POCSO Act. In default of payment of fine three months further imprisonment has been ordered. For offence under Section 8 of th