JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the entire records in connection with the Spl.S.C.No.14/2018 on the file of the learned Sessions Judge (Fast Track Magalir Neethimandram), Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri District and set aside the judgment dated 09.02.2021.)

1. This Criminal Appeal has been filed to set aside the judgment in Spl.S.C.No.14 of 2018, dated 09.02.2021 on the file of the learned Session Judge (Fast Track Magalir Neethimandram), Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri District.

2. The respondent police initially registered a case in Crime No.23 of 2017 against the appellant and yet another for the offence under Sections 7 and 8 of The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 [hereafter referred to as ‘POCSO Act’ for the sake of convenience], subsequently altered into Section 10 of POCSO Act, which is punishable under Section 9(1) of POCSO Act. The appellant is shown as A1. After investigation, the respondent police laid a charge sheet before the Mazhila Court, Krishnagiri. The learned Special Judge taken the charge sheet on file in S.C.NO.14 of 2018. After completing the formalities, the learned trial Judge