THE HIGH COURT OF SIKKIM : GANGTOK (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction)

Dated : 7^th April, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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SINGLE BENCH : THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MEENAKSHI MADAN RAI, JUDGE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Crl. A. No.05 of 2024 Appellant : Bikash Rai versus Respondent : State of Sikkim Appeal under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 --------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------

Appearance Mr. Safal Sharma, Advocate (Legal Aid Counsel) for the Appellant.

Mr. Shakil Raj Karki, Additional Public Prosecutor for the Respondent.

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JUDGMENT Meenakshi Madan Rai, J.

1. Two minor girls aged about nine years and twelve years respectively are said to be the victims of sexual assault, allegedly perpetrated on them by the Appellant, a thirty-one year old male, on 02-07-2021. The Court of the Learned Special Judge (POSCO Act, 2012), Gangtok, Sikkim, having conducted and completed the trial, found the