1. Heard Mr. P. Saha, learned counsel appearing for the appellant as well as Mr. S. Ghosh, learned Addl. PP appearing for the State.

2. This is an appeal under Section 374(2) from the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 30.11.2019 delivered in Special (POCSO) 59 of 2016 by the Special Judge (POCSO), West Tripura, Agartala. By the said judgment, the appellant has been convicted under Section 10 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act, in short) and he has been sentenced to suffer six years rigorous imprisonment and to pay fine of Rs.5000/- with default stipulation. It has been also directed that if the fine money is recovered that shall be paid to the victim.

3. The prosecution against the appellant was launched, an FIR was registered on the basis of complaint filed by one Manidipa Das (PW-1), Teacher in-Charge of Barjala Higher Secondary School (Primary Section) on 06.09.2016. By the said complaint, the Teacher in Charge reported to the Officer in Charge, West Agartala Police Station that on 06.09.2016 at about at 09.05 hrs one Tushar Singha (the appellant herein) having entered into a primary section of the school outraged the modesty of