of the victim girl, who had stated that on 30.03.2017, at about 5.30p.m., the victim girl went to the house of the water can supplier to return the empty water can. At that time, the petitioner, who was residing next door, had pulled the victim girl into his house, kissed her stating that she looks beautiful and attempted to pull her skirt. However, the victim girl escaped and came out running. The petitioner/accused had thereafter threatened her not to divulge anything about the incident to anyone. Thereafter, when the victim girl was sitting in her mother's tailoring shop, the petitioner had again threatened her. On seeing this, P.W.2 questioned the victim girl and on coming to know about the incident, the complaint came to be lodged. In this case, the victim girl had clearly narrated the incident to the learned Magistrate, who recorded her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. which came to be marked as Ex.P2. During trial, P.W.s 1 to 8 were examined and Exs.P1 to P7 were marked. Neither any oral nor documentary evidence was produced on the side of the defence. One Kaja Mohideen, Principal of the school where the victim girl studied upto V standard was examined as C.W.1 and the bona fide certificate produced regarding the age of the victim
