JUDGMENT

This Criminal Appeal is filed against the Judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Magalir Neethi Mandram (Fast Track Mahila Court) Dharmapuri dated 14.02.2019 in Spl.C.C.No.25 of 2017.

2. The respondent police registered the case against the appellant in Crime No.351/2016 for the offence under Section 366A of IPC and Section 11 of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. After investigation, police laid the charge sheet before the Special Judge, Mahila Court, Dharmapuri. Since the offence is against women, especially child, it falls within the meaning of POCSO Act, the learned Special Judge taken the charge sheet on file in Spl.S.C.No.25 of 2017 and after completing formalities, framed the charge for the offence u/s.366A IPC, Section 10 of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and Section 17 r/w.16 of POCSO Act.

3. After framing charges, during the trial, in order to prove the case of the prosecution, on the side of the prosecution, as many as 20 witnesses were examined as P.Ws.1 to 20, 19 documents were marked as Ex.P.1 to Ex.P.19. But no material object was exhibited. After completing the prosecution witnesses, incriminating circumstances culled out