BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated: 16.03.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL Crl.A.(MD) No.738 of 2023 Adaikalam ... Appellant -vs-

The Inspector of Police All Women Police Station, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District.

Crime No.1 of 2015 ...Respondent PRAYER:Criminal appeal filed under Section 374(2) of Cr.P.C., to call for the records and set aside the judgment and conviction dated 24.07.2019 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Mahalir Neethimandram (Fast Track Mahila Court), Thanjavur, made in Special S.C.No.14 of 2015 and acquit the appellant.

For Appellant : Mr.R.Dhilipan Pandian For Respondent : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

J U D G M E N T

P.DHANABAL , J. , Challenging the conviction and sentence rendered by the learned Sessions Judge, Mahalir Neethimandram (Fast Track Mahila Court), Thanjavur in Special S.C.No.14 of 2015 dated 24.07.2019, the present criminal appeal has been filed by the appellant.

2.. The trial Court has convicted the appellant as follows:

3. The case of the prosecution is that the victim girl was residing at the house of one Rani and she was doing the work entrusted b