JUDGMENT

SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J. (ORAL)

1. The hearing was conducted through video conferencing.

2. In view of order dated 23.06.2020, the next date of hearing i.e.

19.08.2020 is cancelled. The appeal is taken up for final disposal.

3. Appellant impugns judgement on conviction dated 21.11.2019 and order on sentence dated 27.11.2019 whereby appellant has been convicted of an offence under Section 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the POCSO Act for short) and has been sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of 5 years and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/- and in default of payment of fine to further undergo imprisonment for a period of one month.

4. The case of the prosecution is that the victim girl, then aged 9 years, a student of Class-IV, made a complaint that on 21.08.2015 at 2.30 p.m. when she and her brother (then aged 7 years) were present in the house and were watching TV, the appellant came and enquired about the presence of the mother in the house. When the child victim informed that the mother was away to her job, the appellant came inside the house and removed her leggings and stated feeling/rubbing his hand o