JUDGMENT

Siddharth Mridul, J.

1. The present appeal under the provision of Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as "Cr.P.C"), read with section 383 of Cr.P.C, arises out of the judgment dated 11.10.2019 and the order on sentence dated 31.10.2019, rendered by the learned Additional Session Judge-01, Special Court, (POCSO), South District, Saket Court Complex, New Delhi, in Session Case No. 7763/2016, titled as `State vs. Bagender Manjhi', emanating from F.I.R. No.152/2012 (hereinafter referred to as the "subject FIR:) under Sections 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as "IPC") and under Sections 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as "the POCSO Act"), registered at Police Station-Lodhi Colony, New Delhi.

2. By way of the impugned judgment dated 11.10.2019, Bagender Manjhi ("the Appellant"), has been convicted for the commission of offences punishable under the provision of Section 376(2)(f) IPC and section 6 read with section 5/3 of POCSO. Further, by way of the impugned order on sentence dated 31.10.2019, the appellant has been sentenced to undergo imprison