JUDGMENT :

POONAM A. BAMBA, J.

1.0 Vide this appeal under Section 374 Cr.P.C read with Section 482 Cr.P.C, the appellant is assailing the judgment dated 22.02.2018 (‘impugned judgment’ in short) passed by Ld. ASJ-01, West, Special Judge under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. (‘POCSO Act’ in short), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, whereby the appellant was convicted for the offence under Section 6 of POCSO Act, in new S.C. No. 56841/2016, in case FIR no. 245/2013, Police Station Uttam Nagar ; and order on sentence dated 14.03.2018, whereby the appellant was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life under Section 6 of POCSO Act with fine of Rs. 20,000/-, in default to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year.

2.0 Briefly stating, the prosecution case is that on 12.05.2013, at about 3.56 pm, an information was received at police station Uttam Nagar regarding a quarrel near Gurudwara, (address withheld), Mohan Garden ; same was reduced into writing by the duty officer PW-1 HC Jagdish in DD register vide DD no. 34-A, which is Ex. PW-1/A. Said DD was handed o