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.22 of 2023 Ganesamoorthy ... Appellant -vs-

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

Crime No.83 of 2015 ...Respondent PRAYER:Criminal appeal filed under Section 374(2) of Cr.P.C., to call for the entire records connected to the judgment dated 29.11.2021 in Spl.S.C.No.16 of 2016 on the file of the learned Principal Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Madurai, and set aside the conviction and sentence imposed against the appellant and acquit the appellant.

For Appellant : Mr.S.Arunithy 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 Principal Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Madurai, in Spl.S.C.No.16 of 2016 dated 29.11.2021, the present criminal appeal has been filed by the appellant.

2.. The trial Court has convic