(1.) The appellant - State has filed the present appeal against the impugned judgment and order of acquittal dtd. 3/2/2018, passed in Special S.C.No.3/2016 by the Principal District and Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Haveri, acquitting the respondent/accused for the offences punishable under Ss. 363 , 506 , 366 , 376 of IPC and under Sec. 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.
(2.) The brief facts of the prosecution case are as under:
(3.) Based on the oral and documentary evidence, the trial Court framed the following points for consideration: