JUDGMENT :

This Criminal Appeal has been filed against the Judgment dated 20.08.2019 made in Spl.S.C.No.23 of 2018 on the file of the Sessions Judge (Fast Track Mahila Court), Krishnagiri.

2. Initially, the respondent police registered a case in Crime No.1 of 2018 against the appellant for offence punishable under Section 366(A) of 'Indian Penal Code' [hereinafter 'IPC' for the sake of convenience] and Section 3 r/w Section 4 of 'The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012' [hereinafter 'POCSO Act' for the sake of convenience] and thereafter, altered into Section 363, 366(A) IPC and Section 5(l) r/w 6 of the POCSO Act and a charge sheet was laid before the learned Sessions Judge, Magalir Neethimandram, Krishnaigiri, since the offence is against a child defined under Section 2(1)(d) of POCSO Act. The Sessions Judge, after completing the formalities, taken the case on file in Spl.S.C.No.23 of 2018 and framed charges against the appellant for the offence under Sections 363, 366(A) IPC and Section 5(l) r/w 6 of the POCSO Act.

3. On completion of trial, the appellant is found guilty for the offence under Section 366 IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for fiv