IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR TUESDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF AUGUST 2020 / 3RD BHADRA, 1942 CRL.A.No.121 OF 2019 (AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (For the trial of cases relating to Atrocities and Sexual Violence towards Women and Children), Kozhikode in Sessions Case No.

1249/2015 dated 31.12.2018)

APPELLANT/CONVICT:

ABU, AGED 58 YEARS S/O.MOITHEEN, POOKADAVATH (H), MULIYANGAL, CHONALI P.O, PERAMBRA P.S., KOZHIKODE DISTRICT.

BY ADV. SRI.N.V.P.RAFEEQUE RESPONDENTS:

1 THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, AT ERNAKULAM 682 031

2 SHO, PERAMBRA POLICE, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT, KERALA 673 001.

SRI.RAMESH CHAND – PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24-08-2020, THE COURT ON 25-08-2020 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

P.B.SURESH KUMAR, J.

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Criminal Appeal No.121 of 2019 -----------------------------------------------

Dated this the 25^th day of August, 2020

J U D G M E N T

The sole accused in S.C.No.1249 of 2015 on the files of the Additional Sessions Court, Kozhikode has come up in this appeal challenging his conviction and se