GANGTOK, India, May 7 -- Sikkim High Court issued the following judgment/order on April 23:
1. The State-Appellant is aggrieved by the acquittal of the Respondent of the offences under which he was charged, viz; Section 3(a) punishable under Section 4(2) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter, the "POCSO Act"), Sections 361 and 375, punishable under Sections 363 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter, the "IPC") respectively, vide the impugned Judgment dated 29-03-2022, in Sessions Trial (POCSO) Case No.10 of 2021 (State of Sikkim vs. Lakpa Sherpa), by the Court of the Learned Special Judge (POCSO Act), Mangan, North Sikkim.
2. We may briefly advert to the facts for clarity. FIR Exhibit 1, w...