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

DATED : 9^th June, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIVISION BENCH : THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MEENAKSHI MADAN RAI, JUDGE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BHASKAR RAJ PRADHAN, JUDGE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Crl.A. No.07 of 2024 Appellant : Anil Chettri versus Respondent : State of Sikkim Appeal under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------

Appearance Mr. Sajal Sharma, Advocate for the Appellant.

Mr. S K. Chettri, Additional Public Prosecutor for the State-

Respondent.

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JUDGMENT Meenakshi Madan Rai, J.

1. The Appellant, a 31 year old married man, was alleged to have committed the offence of penetrative sexual assault and impregnated the female child, said to be 15 years at the time of the offence.

2. The Court of the Learned Special Judge (POCSO Act, 2012), Gangtok, Sikkim, vide th