GANGTOK, India, June 5 -- Sikkim High Court issued the following judgment/order on May 30:
1. The instant Criminal Appeal arose in respect of a judgment and order dated 29th November, 2023, rendered by the learned Special Judge (POCSO Act, 2012), Gangtok, Sikkim in S.T. (POCSO) Case No. 51 of 2021, whereby the appellant, Bickey Pariyar alias Darjee, was convicted of an offence committed under section 4(2) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (for short, the POCSO Act, 2012) and sentenced with simple imprisonment for a term of 20 years and to pay a fine of Rs.2,000/- (Rupees two thousand only), with a default stipulation.
2. A Division Bench of this Court heard the instant criminal appeal, being Crl. A. No. 03 of 20...