J U D G M E N T

This Criminal Appeal has been filed against the Judgment dated

30.03.2016 passed in S.C.No.127 of 2014 by the learned Sessions Judge, Magalir Neethimandram (Fast Track Mahila Court), Tiruppur.

2.The case of the prosecution is that the victim girl, who is aged about 14 years at the time of occurrence was studying 9th standard. On 17.10.2011 at about 11.00 a.m., when the victim girl was alone at home, the accused/appellant, who is a neighbour of the victim girl, asked her to get tea for him. When the victim girl brought tea, the appellant asked her to come inside the house. Thereafter, the appellant threatened the victim girl with knife and compelled her to drink fruit juice and thereafter, she became unconscious and had committed penetrative sexual assault on her. Subsequently, he committed the same offence for more than five occasions and also threatened her not to disclose the incident to anybody.

Hence, the victim girl (P.W.1) lodged a complaint against the appellant.

3.The respondent-Police registered a case in Crime No.7 of 2012 for the offences punishable under Sections 376 and 506(ii) IPC r/w 176 Cr.P.C. After completing the investigation, the respondent police fi