JUDGMENT

The appeal has been filed against the judgment dated 23.10.2020 passed in Spl,C.C.No. 88 of 2019, on the file of the learned Sessions Judge/Special Court for POCSO Cases, Coimbatore.

2. The respondent police has registered a case against the appellant in Crime No. 113 of 2019 for the offences under Section 9 (i) (l) (n) read with 10, 11 (i) read with 12 of the POCSO Act and also under Section 506 (i) of IPC. After investigation, charge sheet was laid before the Special Court, Coimbatore. Since the offence against the appellant, involved a girl child, the learned Special Judge has taken the case in CC No. 96 of 2019 on file and after completing the formalities, framed the charges against the appellant for the offences under Sections 9 (i) (l) (n) read with 10, 11 (i) read with 12 of the POCSO Act and also Section 506 (i) of IPC. In order to substantiate the case, charges were framed against the appellant.

3. During the trial, on the side of the prosecution, totally 21 witnesses were examined as PW1 to PW21 and 27 documents were marked as Exs. P1 to P27. No material object was exhibited.

4. On completion of examination of prosecution witnesses, the incriminating circumstances cu