PATNA, India, May 1 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on April 28:

Heard Mr. Vindhyakesari Kumar, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. Ajay Mukherjee, learned Advocate for the appellant, Mr. Uttam Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the informant and Mr. Sujit Kumar Singh, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The present appeal has been preferred for setting aside the judgment of conviction dated 02.11.2022 (hereinafter referred to as the 'impugned judgment') and the order of sentence dated 10.11.2022 (hereinafter referred to as the 'impugned order') passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI-cum-Special Judge (POCSO), Banka (hereinafter called the 'learned trial court') in Spl. POCSO Case No. 26 of 2...