Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act and under Sections 7, 8, 11 & 12 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. On the same day, PW29 registered FIR in Crime No.20 of 2022 against LW1, LW3 & LW4 on the complaint of A2 for offence under Sections 147, 148, 448, 427, 294(b), 323, 324, 355, 342, 336, 379(NH) and 307 IPC r/w 3(1)(r)(s) of SC/ST Act. The investigation in the present case commenced only after a year and the projected eye witnesses to the occurrence are LW5, LW6, LW7, LW8 and LW9 who are the owner and employees of M.K.Cement Work, Trichirapalli who were engaged to fix a compound wall. The statements of these witnesses confirmed that there was a wordy quarrel, abuse and assault but no sexual assault. Likewise, the other set of projected eye witnesses are LW10, LW11, LW12 and LW13 who are Night Watchman employed by the Traders Association and the Auto Drivers, who on hearing the shout and seeing the commotion reached the scene of occurrence. They have not stated anything about sexual assault. In view of the above, it is clear that a civil dispute manifested into a sexual assault case and taking advantage of LW2 being a minor, the petitioners have been strapped with POCSO Case.
