GANGTOK, India, May 7 -- Sikkim High Court issued the following judgment/order on April 16:
1. This Appeal assails the conviction of the Appellant under Section 5(g), punishable under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter, "POCSO Act, 2012") and under Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter, "IPC"), vide the impugned Judgment, dated 20-12- 2023, in S.T. (POCSO) Case No.19 of 2020, of the Court of the Learned Special Judge, POCSO Act, 2012.
(a) The Order on Sentence, dated 21-12-2023, directed the Appellant to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a term of twenty years and to pay a fine of rs 2,000/- (Rupees two thousand) only, for the offence of sexual assault and to undergo simpl...