JUDGMENT :

P. VELMURUGAN, J.

Prayer: The Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to call for the records relating to the judgment of conviction dated 23.04.2021 passed in Spl. C.C. No. 96 of 2019 on the file of the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive trial of Cases under the POCSO Act, Coimbatore, (transferred Spl. C.C. No. 104 of 2019, learned Mahila Court, Coimbatore) and set aside the same by allowing this criminal appeal.

1. This criminal appeal has been filed against the judgment of conviction dated 23.04.2021 passed in Spl. C.C. No. 96 of 2019 on the file of the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases Under POCSO Act, Coimbatore.

2. The respondent police registered a case in Cr. No. 08 of 2019 against the appellant for the offence under Sections 9(m), 9(n) r/w 10, 11(i) r/w 12 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (in short “the POCSO Act”). After completing investigation, the respondent police laid a charge sheet before the Magalir Neethimandram (Mahila Court), Coimbatore, which was taken on file in Spl. C.C. No. 104 of 2049 and subsequently the case was transferred to the lear