JUDGMENT

(Prayer: This Criminal Appeal is filed under Section 374(2) of Cr.P.C. to call for the records and set aside the Judgment and Conviction dated 08.12.2021, by the Special Court For Exclusive Trial of Cases Under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Virudhunagar at Srivilliputhur in Spl.S.C.No.18 of 2018 and acquit the Appellant.)

1. The appellant, who is the sole accused in Spl.S.C.No.18 of 2018 on the file of the Special Court for POCSO Act cases, Srivilliputhur, filed this criminal appeal challenging the conviction and sentence imposed against him by the Special Court for POCSO Act Cases, Srivilliputhur. The learned trial Judge convicted the appellant for the offence under Sections 417, 366 IPC and Section 6 r/w 5(l) of the POCSO Act and sentenced him to undergo 7 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs.1000/- for the offence under Section 366 IPC; to undergo one year imprisonment and a fine of Rs.1000/- for the offence under Section 417 IPC; and to undergo 7 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs.1000/- for the offence under Section 6 r/w 5(l) of the POCSO Act, 2012.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the respondent police registered a case against the ap