RAJIV SHARMA J.

1. The State has come in appeal against the judgment dated 04.05.2016, rendered by learned Special Sessions Judge, Champawat in Special Sessions Trial No.07 of 2015, whereby the respondent, who was charged with and tried for the offences under Section 363, 366-B, 370(4), 506 IPC and Section 8 of POCSO Act, was acquitted.

2. The case of the prosecution, in a nutshell, is that at 11:00 AM, S.I. Manju Pandey, In-charge Human Trafficking Unit Shadra Bairaj, Banbasa along with other police officials reached at Sharda Bairaj near Indo-Nepal border towards eastern side to check the illicit human trafficking. One volunteer namely Meera Sauda was also with them. They were checking the people coming from Nepal border. At about 13:30 hours, a secret information was received that an Indian boy was trying to import a minor girl of Nepal origin for the purpose of exploitation. The information was acted upon and one girl was noticed near a cart selling snacks towards the eastern side of Sharda Barrage. The name of the girl was ascertained. She disclosed her name Km. Jainisha Sharma D/o Moti Ram Sharma, R/o Village Koteshwar, District Kathmandu, Nepal, aged about 15 years.