2024:BHC-NAG:14257 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR.

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 782 OF 2022 APPELLANT : Vijay @ Bablya S/o. Ashok Ingale, Aged about 30 Years, Occ: Labour, R/o. Tamasi, Tq. Balapur & Dist.

Akola.

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RESPONDENTS : 1. State of Maharashtra, through its Police Station Officer, Police Station Balapur, Tq. Balapur, Dist. Akola. 2. XYZ (Victim), through its P.S.

Balapur, Distt. : Akola in Crime No.459/2018.

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Mr. S.V. Sirpurkar, Advocate for the Appellant.

Mr. A.R. Chutke, APP for Respondent No.1/State.

Ms. Mitisha Kotecha, Advocate (appointed) for Respondent No.2.

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CORAM : G. A. SANAP, J .

DATED : 9 ^th DECEMBER , 2024 .

JUDGMENT . In this appeal, challenge is to the judgment and order dated 14.09.2022, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge (POCSO Act), Akola, whereby the learned Judge convicted the appellant for the offences punishable under Sections 376(3) and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, “IPC”) and under Section 3 punishable under Section 4 and under Section 5(m) punishable under Section