JUDGMENT :

The respondent police registered a case against the appellant in Crime No.4 of 2019 for the offence punishable under Section 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the 'POCSO' Act). After completion of investigation, the respondent police laid a charge sheet before the Special Court, Tiruppur. Since the offence falls against the woman as well as child, the learned Special Judge after taking the charge sheet on file and made it over to the file of Magalir Neethimandram, (Fast Track, Mahila Court), Tiruppur, in Spl.S.C.No. 24 of 2019 where charges were framed against the appellant for the offence punishable under Section 10 of the 'POCSO' Act. After conducting trial, the appellant was convicted for the offence under Section 9(m), (n), (i) and punishable under Section 10 of the 'POCSO' Act, and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and fine of Rs.10,000/- in default to undergo one year rigorous imprisonment. Challenging the said judgment of conviction and sentence, the appellant had preferred an appeal before this Court.

2. The learned counsel for the appellant would submit that the entire case of the prose