THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL APPEAL No.353 OF 2018

JUDGMENT:

1 Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment dated 26.12.2017 passed in Sessions Case PCS No.18 of 2016 on the file of the Court of the I Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for Trial of Cases under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Hyderabad wherein and whereby the appellant herein was found guilty of the offences punishable under Sections 6 of the POCSO Act, 376 (2) (n), 363 and 365 of IPC and was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of ten years and to pay fine of Rs.2,000/ - for the offence under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, rigorous imprisonment for ten years and to pay fine of Rs.2,000/ - for the offence under Section 376 (2) (n) of IPC, rigorous imprisonment for five years each and to pay fine of Rs.2,000/ - each for the offences punishable under Sections 363 and 365 of IPC.

2 The facts in brief that lead to the filing of the present criminal appeal are that on 26.12.2014 P.W.1 lodged a complaint stating that her grand daughter P.W.5 was found missing. Basing on the said complaint a case in Cr.No.518 of 2014 under Sections 363 and 365 of