JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, praying to set aside the judgment passed against the appellant on 22.10.2020 in Sessions Case No.123/2014 on the file of learned Sessions Judge (Special Court under POCSO Act) Nagapattinam and acquit the appellant / accused from all the charges.)

R. SAKTHIVEL, J.

1.This Criminal Appeal is preferred by the sole accused in S.C.No.123 of 2014 on the file of Sessions Judge (Special Court under POCSO Act) Nagapattinam, assailing the conviction and sentence awarded by the trial court on 22.10.2020 in which he was convicted for the offences under Section 6 r/w 5(f)(l)(m) of POCSO Act, 2012 (2 counts) to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for Life for each count (Double Life Imprisonments) and a fine of Rs.10,000/- for each count, in default of payment of fine, he shall further undergo Simple Imprisonment for two years for each default and for the offences under Section 10 r/w 9(l)(m) of POCSO Act, 2012 (1 count) to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for seven years and a fine of Rs.5,000/-, in def