JUDGMENT :

M.R.Anitha, J.

1. This appeal has been filed against the conviction and sentence in S.C.654/2014 on the file of Additional Sessions Court, Ernakulam (For the Trial of Cases relating to Atrocities and Sexual Assault Against Women and Children) Act.

2. Prosecution case can be summarized as follows :

Accused is the father of the victim girl aged 11 years. When the victim was studying in 1st standard, from 2009 onwards the accused had been committing aggravated sexual assault in the bed room situated on the north western corner of house No.XI/196 of Koovapadi Grama Panchayath at Aimury Kara by holding on her breast and forcing her to hold his penis repeatedly. It is further alleged that from 8.9.2013 upto 9.8.2014 on several days, accused committed aggravated penetrative sexual assault upon the victim girl in the room situated on the south western corner of House No.VI/495 of Koovapadi Grama Panchayath near Pisharikkal temple. He further threatened the victim girl with death if his actions are disclosed to anybody and thereby accused committed the offence punishable under Sec.376 (2)(f)(i)(n) of IPC, Sec.5(1)(m)(n) r/w 6 and Sec.9(1) (m) (n) r/w 10 and of the Protection of Child