HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA

AGARTALA

Crl.A(J) 30 of 2022

Sri Biplab Tripura

---Appellant(s)

Versus

The State of Tripura

---Respondent(s)

For Appellant(s)

: Ms. R. Guha, Advocate.

For Respondent(s)

: Mr. S. Debnath, Addl, PP.

Date of hearing and date of

judgment and order

: 22.11.2023

Whether fit for reporting

: No

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T. AMARNATH GOUD

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BISWAJIT PALIT

ORDER

This is an appeal under Section 374 read with 401 and 482 of the

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 by the appellant herein against the

impugned Order of conviction, dated 22.08.2022 as well as impugned order

of sentence passed on 24.08.2022 passed by the Ld. Court of Special judge,

South Tripura, Belonia, in connection with the case No. Special 08 (POCSO)

of 2020.

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The case of the prosecution is that a case was initiated on the

basis of FIR lodged by the father of the victim child with the O/C, P.R. Bari

P.S. alleging inter alia that, on 13.05.2018 at about 9 a.m. the informant

along with his wife went to the mother's house of the informant situated in

the same village i.e. at Niharnagar, Krishnabashi Para. At that time his minor