PATNA, India, March 5 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on March 5:
These appeals have been preferred for setting aside the judgment of conviction dated 11.08.2021 (hereinafter referred to as the 'impugned judgment') and the order of sentence dated 17.08.2021 (hereinafter referred to as the 'impugned order') passed by learned Exclusive Special Judge (POCSO), Saran at Chapra (hereinafter referred to as the 'learned trial court') in Sessions Trial (POCSO) No. 86 of 2019 arising out of Chapra Town P.S. Case No. 446 of 2019.
2. By the impugned judgment, the appellants have been convicted for the offences punishable under Section 376D Indian Penal Code (in short 'IPC') and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Of...