Penal Code, 1860–Sec. 376(2)(i) & (m) r/w. Secs. 3/4 of POCSO Act–Sentence of life imprisonment–Nothing on record to show that the appellant is a habitual offender–He is a young man, aged of 22 years, belonging to a poor scheduled caste family–It would be proper to reduce the sentence upto
the period of 12 years R.I.
