JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, as against the order passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Coimbatore [Essential Commodities Special Court] in Special C.C.No.4 of 2016, dated 23.01.2018, convicting the appellant to undergo 10 years rigorous imprisonment under Section 3 r/w. 5(m) and r/w. Section 6 of POCSO Act and pay fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default 6 months rigorous imprisonment.)

1. The convicted sole accused is the appellant herein. The appellant has preferred this criminal appeal against the order passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Coimbatore [Essential Commodities Special Court] in Special C.C.No.4 of 2016, dated 23.01.2018, convicting the appellant under Section 3 r/w. 5(m) and r/w. Section 6 of POCSO Act and sentenced to undergo 10 years rigorous imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default to undergo 6 months rigorous imprisonment.

2. The respondent police has filed charge sheet against the accused herein in Crime No.41 of 2015 for the offence under Section 3 r/w. 5(m) and r/w. Section 6 of POCSO Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is as follows:-

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