(1.) Feeling aggrieved with the judgment and order of conviction dated 31/07/2015 by the Children's Court, Panaji, Goa, the appellant has preferred this appeal.
(2.) The appellant came to be convicted and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for 6 months of an offence punishable under Section 323 IPC. He is sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs. 2,00,000/-, in default, simple imprisonment for 2 years of the offence punishable under Section 376(2)(i) of IPC and under Section 8(2) of the Goa Children's Act, 2003 and under Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.
(3.) Facts of the case in brief are as follows: