GUWAHATI, India, Sept. 24 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Aug. 25:
1. Heard Ms. T. Som, learned counsel for the appellants. Also heard Ms. A. Begum, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent no.1 and Ms. S. Khataniar, learned counsel for the respondent no.2.
2. This is an appeal against the judgment dated 28.07.2023 passed by the learned Special Judge, Majuli in Special Case No.47/2023, by which the appellants have been convicted under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012, for raping the victim, who was 15 years old.
3. The prosecution case in brief is that an FIR dated 28.01.2023 was submitted by the informant (PW-1) to the Officer-in-Charge of the Garamur Police Station, to the effect that at around 5 to...