JUDGMENT

Bibek Chaudhuri, J. - These two appeals arose assailing the judgment and order of conviction and sentence passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, First Court and Special Court under the POCSO Act, Kakdwip in Special Sessions Trial No.7 of 2018 under Sections 366/376/120B of the Indian Penal Code (I.P.C. for short) and also under Section 4 of the POCSO Act.

2. The appellant in Criminal Appeal No.269 of 2019 was convicted for committing offence under Section 366/120B/376 of the Indian Penal Code and also under Section 4 of the POCSO Act. The learned trial Judge handed down sentence of imprisonment for three years with fine and default clause for the offence under Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code. He was also sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three years with fine and default clause for the offence punishable under Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code. The convict Subrata Pradhan was also sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for seven years with fine and default clause for the offence committed under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. He was also sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for seven years with fine and default clause for the offe