JUDGMENT :

VIRENDER SINGH, J.

1. State has preferred the present appeal, under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as ‘Cr.P.C.’) against the judgment, dated 2nd May, 2019, passed by the learned Special Judge, Hamirpur, H.P. (hereinafter referred to as ‘the trial Court’).

2. By way of the judgment, dated 2nd May, 2019, the learned trial Court has acquitted the respondents (hereinafter referred to as ‘the accused’) in Sessions Trial No. 7 of 2018, from the charges framed against them, under Sections 376 (2) D, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as ‘IPC’) and Sections 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (hereinafter referred to as ‘POCSO Act’).

3. Brief facts, leading to the filing of the present appeal, before this Court, may be summed up, as under:

3.1. The police of Police Station Nadaun had filed the report, under Section 173 (2) of the Cr.P.C. against the respondents, before the learned trial Court, on 6th February, 2018.

3.2. As per the report, under Section 173 (2) of the Cr.P.C. on 8th November, 2017, the Inspector/SHO, Police Station Nadaun, was present at a place known as Anoo, th