LAWS(BOM)-2025-2-110

RUPCHAND Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided On February 21, 2025
Rupchand Appellant
V/S
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appellant (accused) has preferred this appeal against judgment and order dtd. 19/9/2022 passed by learned Special Judge (under POCSO Act), Bhandara (learned Judge of the trial court) in Special Criminal Case No.40/2019.

(2.) By the said judgment impugned, learned Judge of the trial court convicted the accused under Sec. 376(2)(h) of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten years and to pay fine Rs.2000.00, in default, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two months.

(3.) Brief facts of the prosecution case, emerged from police papers and recorded evidence, are as under: