JUDGMENT :

Samit Gopal, J.

1. The present Criminal Appeal under Section 374 (2) Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 read with Section 14-A (2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 ("SC/ST Act") has been filed by the accused appellant Krishnakant against the judgment and order dated 30.11.2017 passed in Special Criminal Case No. 73 of 2014 (State Vs. Krishnakant) convicting and sentencing the appellant under Section 376 Indian Penal Code, 1860 ("IPC") to 15 years Rigorous Imprisonment and a fine of Rs.15,000/-, under Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 ("POCSO Act") to 15 years Rigorous Imprisonment and fine of Rs.15,000/-, under Section 3 (1) 11 SC/ST Act to 2 years Rigorous Imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2,000/-, under Section 506 IPC to 1 year Rigorous Imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 1,000/-. It is further ordered that in default of payment of fine under Section 376 IPC and Section 4 POCSO Act the appellant shall undergo 2 years each additional imprisonment, under Section 3 (1) 11 SC/ST Act to 2 months additional imprisonment and under Section 506 IPC to 1 month additional imprisonment. The sentences have been