(1.) Since both these appeals are arising out of the Judgment passed by the Trial Court in Sessions Case No. 38/2016 dtd. 1/9/2020/14/9/2020, they are taken up together.
(2.) CRIA 29/2021 is filed by the State through Police Inspector, Old Goa Police Station, thereby challenging only the portion of awarding sentence below the prescribed minimum provided under the Act.
(3.) The Accused filed CRIA 4/2022, thereby challenging his conviction under Sec. 376 of IPC and Sec. 4 of The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO), amongst the grounds raised in the memo of appeal.