CUTTACK, India, Feb. 10 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on Jan. 9:
1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical) Mode.
2. Heard Mr. S.K. Padhi, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. A.K. Pati, learned Addl. Standing Counsel for the State.
3. The present Appeal has been filed inter alia challenging the judgment dated 12.04.2019, so passed by the learned Addl. District Juge-cumSpecial Judge (POCSO), Angul in Special (POCSO) Case No.115 of 2016. Vide the impugned judgment, the appellant was held guilty for the offence U/s.376(2)(i) of the Indian Penal Code and U/s.6 of the POCSO Act. Accordingly, the appellant was convicted to undergo R.I. for 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- and in ...