GANGTOK, India, June 25 -- Sikkim High Court issued the following judgment/order on June 9:
The appellant was convicted and sentenced under section 3(b) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (for short, the POCSO Act) punishable under section 4 thereof. He was not punished for the same offence under section 9(l) and 9(m) punishable under section 10 of the POCSO Act and under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, the IPC). The appellant was acquitted for the charge under section 3(a) punishable under section 4 and under section 5(l) and 5(m) punishable under section 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012 and under section 376- AB, 376(2)(n) of the IPC.
2. The FIR was lodged on 15.04.2020 against the appellant unde...