Advocates:
['Mr R C DEB', '', 'KOHINOOR N BHATTACHARYYA', 'P K DEB', 'Mrs S CHAKRABORTY', 'PP']

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HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA

A_G_A_R_T_A_L_A

Crl. A(J) No. 16 of 2018

Suraj Miah, son of Sri Mamtaj Miah, resident of Village-

Induria, P.S. Sonamura, District- Sepahijala, Tripura, Pin-

799131.

…..Appellant(s)

-V E R S U S-

The State of Tripura.

….. Respondent (s)

B_E_F_O_R_E

HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. SANJAY KAROL

For Appellant(s) : Mr. Kohinoor N. Bhattacharjee, Advocate.

For Respondent(s):

Mr. A. Roy Barman, A ddl. P.P.

Date of hearing : 01.05.2019

Date of judgment : 16.09.2019

Whether fit for reporting

:

J U D G M E N T

The present accused-appellant stands convicted

under Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual

Offence Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the POCSO Act).

Consequently, he stands sentenced to undergo rigorous

imprisonment for a period of 7(seven) years and also pay fine of

`20,000/- (rupees twenty thousand) and in default thereof,

simple imprisonment for a period of 6(six) months.

[2]

Brief facts of the case being that on 20.04.2017, at

about 8.30 am, minor daughter of the informant, aged about 12

years and two other minor children were returning home from