BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 18.11.2025 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI CRL.A(MD)No.729 of 2022 Pounraj (now confined in Central Prison, Madurai) ... Appellant/Single Accused .Vs.

The State, represented by The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Madurai District.

(Crime No.18 of 2018) ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374(2) of Criminal Procedure Code against the judgment of conviction passed in S.C.NO.40 of 2019, dated 10.8.2022 passed by the learned Sessions Judge,Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under POCSO Act, Madurai convicting the appellant for the offences under Sections 5(k) r/w Section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and sentencing the appellant to undergo life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- and to pay a compensation of Rs.50,000/-, in default, sentenced him to undergo one year simple imprisonment, dated

10.8.2022.

For Appellant : M/s.R.Yeswanth For Respondent : Mr.B.Nambi Selvan Addl.Public Prosecutor

JUDGMENT

(Order of the Court was made by P.VELMURUGAN.,J)

This Criminal Appeal is filed against t