J U D G E M E N T

This Criminal Appeal has been filed against the judgment dated

30.06.2021 passed in Spl.S.C.No.82 of 2020 on the file of the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under POCSO Act, Chennai.

2. The respondent police registered a case in Crime No.5 of 2020 against the appellant for the offence under Sections 10 and 12 of POCSO Act. After investigation, laid a charge sheet before the Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under POCSO Act, Chennai, since the offence is against child. The learned Special Judge taken the charge sheet on file in Spl.S.C.No.82 of 2020. After completing the formalities, framed the charge against the appellant for the offence under Section 10 read with 9(m) and under Section 12 read with 11(i) of POCSO Act altered to 18 read with 12 read with 11(i) of POCSO Act. During trial, in order to substantiate the charge, on the side of the prosecution, totally six witnesses were examined as P.Ws.1 to 6 and seven documents were marked as Exs.P1 to P7. On completion of examination of the prosecution witnesses, incriminating circumstances culled out from the evidence of the prosecution witnesses put before