Raja Vijayaraghavan, J.
This appeal, preferred under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
1973, is directed against the judgment dated 02.09.2021 passed by the Fast Track
Special Court, Pathanamthitta in S.C. No. 421 of 2019. By the above judgment, the
appellant herein was found guilty for the offence under Section 5(l), (m), (n) r/w.
Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (for brevity
‘POCSO Act’) and Sections 376(2)(f), 376(2)(i) and 376(2)(n) of the IPC. The
appellant was sentenced:
(a) to undergo imprisonment for life and also to pay a fine of Rs.30,000/-
(Thirty Thousand only) under 376(2)(f) of the IPC, with a default
clause, and if the fine is realised to pay Rs.25000/- out of it as
compensation to the victim (PW1) u/s. 357 (1)(b) of the Cr.P.C.