J U D G M E N T

This Criminal Appeal has been filed by the Appellant/accused as against the order of conviction and sentence passed by the learned Sessions Special Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under POCSO Act, Coimbatore dated 04.05.2021.

2. The case of the prosecution is that during the year 2018, when the victim girl was going to buy some items to market, the accused had followed the victim girl and took a photo. Furthermore, the accused has edited the photo to portray as though the victim girl is too close with accused. Thereafter, the accused in an humiliating manner shared the photo in whatsapp group and also in the Facebook. On 24.06.2019 at about 4 pm, when the victim girl's father questioned the accused for the act of humiliation, the accused scolded the victim girl's father in a filthy language and threatened to kill him.

3. Therefore, the respondent Police registered the case against the appellant for the offence under Sections 294(b), 354D(1)(i)&(ii), & 506 (i) IPC and 13 r/w 14(1) of POCSO Act, in Crime No.211 of 2019. After investigation charge sheet was laid before the learned Special Court [since the offence is committed against a child] and the sam