IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 15-12-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Sasiraj Appellant(s)

Vs The Inspector of Police, Neyveli All Women Police Station, Cuddalore District. Crime No.17/2021.

Respondent(s)

PRAYER: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374 (2) Cr.P.C., to call for the records in Spl.S.C.No.21 of 2022 on the file of learned Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under POCSO Act, Cuddalore and set aside the judgment dated 30.01.2023 made in Spl.S.C.No.21 of 2022.

For Appellant(s): Mr. P.Muthamizhselvakumar For Respondent(s): Mr.S.Rajakumar Additional Public Prosecutor

JUDGMENT

This criminal appeal challenges judgment of conviction and sentence imposed on the appellant vide judgment passed on 30.01.2023, in Spl.S.C.No.21 of 2022, on the file of the Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under POCSO Act, Cuddalore, for the alleged offences under section 366 IPC and section 5(1) r/w section 6 of POCSO Act.

2.It is the case of the prosecution that the appellant aged about 19 years (though wrongly stated as 24 in the charge sheet) had sexual intercourse with the victim, born on 16.12.2006, aged about 15 years, on 10.04.2021, 01.09.2021 and