JUDGMENT :

Arindam Lodh, J

This criminal appeal is directed against the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 16.03.2019, passed by the learned Special Judge, Belonia, South Tripura, in case No. Special 9 (POCSO) of 2016, whereby and whereunder the appellant has been convicted for commission of offence punishable under Sections 451 and 376(2)(i) of IPC as well as under Section 6 of POCSO Act and sentenced him to suffer R.I. for life and also to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- under Section 6 of the POCSO Act/Section 376(2)(i) of IPC. He has also been sentenced to suffer R.I. for six months under Section 451 of IPC and to pay a fine of Rs.500/-, in default to suffer further RI for seven days. It was directed that both the sentences shall run concurrently.

2. The case of the prosecution, as projected by the learned Special Judge, is reproduced here-in-below:

“On 10.02.2016 at around 2 p.m. the wife of the informant returned to her house from the house of Ranjit Mohan Tripura where she went to attend an invitation along with her victim child, but entering into her dwelling hut she found that the accused Haricharan Munda alias Chuka was cleaning blood from the legs and private parts