JUDGMENT :

1. This Criminal Appeal has been filed seeking to set aside the Judgment in Special C.C.No.13 of 2017 on the file of the Court of Sessions Judge of Magalir Neethimandram, (FTMC), Udhagamandalam, Nilgiris dated 25.07.2019.

2. The respondent police registered the case against the appellant in Crime No.1 of 2017 for the offence u/s.5(m) r/w.6 and also u/s.9(m) read with 10 of of POCSO Act. After investigation, laid the charge sheet before the Special Court. Since the offence against women particularly against child, the Special Court taken the charge sheet on file in Special Calendar Case No.13 of 2017 and after completing the formalities framed charge against the appellant for the offence u/s.5(m) read with 6 and 9(m) read with 10 of POCSO Act. After framing charge, during the trial, in order to prove the case of the prosecution, on the side of the prosecution as many as 21 witnesses were examined as P.W.1 to P.W.21 and marked 15 documents as Ex.P.1 to Ex.P.15 and no material object was exhibited. After completing the prosecution evidence, incriminating circumstances culled out from the evidence of the prosecution witnesses put before the appellant and he denied it as false