COMMON JUDGMENT

The Criminal Appeal No.456 of 2021 has been filed by the State to set aside the judgment of acquittal of the respondents 3 and 5 to 8/A4, A6, A8, A9 & A10 passed in S.C.No.286 of 2014 dated 13.10.2020 by the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under POCSO Act, Chennai and convict them for the charges framed against them.

2. The Criminal Appeal Nos.465 of 2020 and 206 of 2021 have been filed by the convicts/A3 & A5 to set aside the judgment of convicted dated 13.10.2020 passed in S.C.No.286 of 2014 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court of exclusive trial of cases under POCSO Act, Chennai.

3. The Inspector of Police, Anti Trafficking Cell, Crime Branch CID, Guindy, Chennai, registered the case against the accused 1 to 10 in Crime No.1 of 2013 for the offence under sections 376, 323 IPC and

3(2)(a), 4(1), 5(1), 6(1), 7(1)(A) of ITP and Section 4 of POCSO Act.

4. On registering the case, after completing the investigation, the complainant police filed the charge sheet before the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of cases under POCSO Act, since the offence is against a child. The learned Sessions Judge, aft