Advocates:
['M/s R C PAULKANAGARAJ', '', 'M SOUNDAR VIJAY ARUL RAM', 'T PREMKUMAR', 'V SRIDHAR', 'PUBLIC PROSECUTOR']

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 02.11.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN

CRL.A.No.514 of 2021

and

Crl.M.P.No.11181 of 2021

Venugopal

.. Appellant / Accused (Single)

.Vs.

State rep by

The Inspector of Police,

W–18, All Women Police Station,

M.K.B.Nagar, Chennai,

Crime No.9 of 2018.

.. Respondent / Complainant

Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374 of Code of Criminal

Procedure to call for the entire records and to set aside the

order of conviction in S.C.No.420 of 2018, dated 27.09.2021

passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for

Exclusive Trial of Cases under POCSO Act, Chennai.

For Appellant

:

Mr.M.Soundar Vijay Arul Ram

for Mr.R.C.Paul Kanagaraj

For Respondent

:

Mr.S.Sugendran

Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

J U D G M E N T

This Criminal Appeal has been filed against the judgment

dated 27.09.2021 passed in S.C.No.420 of 2018 by the learned

Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under

POCSO Act, Chennai.

2.The case of the prosecution is that on 28.07.2018 at about

03.00 p.m when the victim child was playing outside the newly

constructed building, which was situated a