(Per Manish Pitale, J)
. The appellant has been convicted of raping his own minor
daughter. He is aggrieved by judgement and order dated 12.03.2020,
passed by the Special Court for Protection of Children from Sexual
Offences Act, Greater Bombay (hereinafter referred to as the Trial
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Court), in POCSO Case No. 485 of 2018. By the said judgement, the
appellant has been convicted for offences under section 376(2)(f) of
the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as the IPC) and under
sections 6 and 9(n) read with section 10 of the Protection of Children
from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the
POCSO Act). Upon his conviction, the appellant has been sentenced
to suffer rigorous imprisonment for life, which is for the remainder of
his natural life and he is also liable to pay fine of ₹ 1000 and in
default of payment of fine, to suffer simple imprisonment for 6
months.
