The appellant, Basudev Khodal, challenged his conviction under Section 6 of the POCSO Act by the Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (POCSO), Sivasagar, who had sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment for life with a fine of Rs. 10,000 for committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on his 15-year-old stepdaughter on 15 August 2019. The appellant denied the offence, claiming the victim had fabricated the case after he saw her talking with a boy, and also contested that the victim's age had not been proved to attract POCSO provisions. The prosecution relied on the victim's consistent testimony, corroborating statements from neighbours and VDP members, medical evidence showing hymen perforation and a fresh vaginal tear, radiological evidence placing the victim's age below 18 years, and school admission register records showing her date of birth as 05/02/2005. The Gauhati High Court examined the evidence on record, including the trial court's finding that the victim was below 18 years of age at the time of the incident. The judgment text as provided ends before the final ruling is stated, but the court was considering whether to uphold or set aside the conviction.