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HIGH COURT OF MEGHALAYA
Mr. Justice S.Vaidyanathan, CJ, Mr. Justice W.Diengdoh, J
EDISON NONGRUM – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND ANR. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. prosecution case and fir (Para 2) |
| 2. charge sheet and trial (Para 3) |
| 3. defense arguments on contradictions (Para 4) |
| 4. prosecution's rebuttal (Para 5) |
| 5. victim's testimony and medical evidence (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 6. modification of sentence (Para 19 , 20) |
JUDGMENT
(Made by the Hon’ble Chief Justice)
“Sir Thomas Alva Edison, a great American Inventor and Businessman invented Electric Bulb and other electronic devices so as to bring brightness to the life of people, whereas the accused bearing his name partly, namely, Edison, brought darkness to the life of the victim girl and made a scar in her heart through forcible shock.”
This Criminal Appeal is directed against the judgment dated 27.05.2022 and the order of sentence dated 03.06.2022, passed by the Special Judge (POCSO), Shillong in Special (POCSO) Case No.4/2015 and the accused/Appellant herein was convicted by the Trial Court for the offence under Sections 3(a)/5(l)/6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (in short “the POCSO Act, 2012”) and under Sections 321 / 323 / 340 / 342 / 361 / 363 / 366A / 375(a) IPC and was sentenced as under:
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