JUDGMENT

The appellant/Sole Accused in Spl.S.C.No.85 of 2015 on the file of the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, (PCR) Thanjavur has file this appeal, challenging the conviction and following sentence of imprisonment imposed against him by virtue of judgment on 04.11.2016, under Sections 354-C IPC Section 66 E of Information Technology Act and Section 3(1)(xi) of SC/ST (PoA) Act .

2.The brief facts of the case are as follows:

On 03.04.2015 at about 9.30 a.m, when the victim was taking bath in the bathroom, she found that accused had fixed his android mobile to capture the bathing scene of the victim and she noticed that and took the mobile and filed the complaint before the respondent police on 04.04.2015 and PW7 received the information and registered the case in Cr.No. 114 of 2015 for offence under section 354 C, 509 of IPC and 4 of Tamilnadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002. PW7 took custody of the mobile, Simcard, and Memory Card from PW1 and entrusted to PW8/Inspector of Police. PW8 continued the investigation by examining the witnesses and arrested the accused and during the course of investigation he came to know that victim belonged to the schedule caste