(1.) This Appeal under Sec. 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, 'Cr.P.C.') is directed against the judgment and order dtd. 01/10/2022 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Special Judge, POCSO), Bhandara in Special Case (Child Protection) No. 33 of 2019 convicting and sentencing the Appellant as follows:-
(2.) The prosecution's case as revealed from the police report is as under:-
(3.) Heard the learned Advocate for the Appellant, the learned APP for the State and learned Advocate for the victim. Scrutinized the evidence available on record.