PATNA, India, Sept. 3 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Aug. 3:
present criminal appeal has been preferred under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure against the judgment of acquittal dated 17.08.2023 passed by the learned Additional District Judge-VII-cum-Special Judge POCSO, Patna in Case No.: CIS No. Special (POCSO) Case No. 76 of 2016, arising out of Bihta P.S. Case No. 372 of 2016, whereby Respondent Nos. 2 to 6 were held guilty by the trial court under the charge of Sections 323 and 341 of Indian Penal Code, and after due admonition under Section 3 of the Probation and Offender Act, the accused were released. Although the accused were charged for trial under Sections 354 and 307 read with Section 149 of th...