JUDGMENT

Sethi, J.-Ms. Rakhi, a young girl of about 20 years of age was working as teacher in Zila Parishad Primary School at Banegaon, Maharashtra at a monthly salary of Rs.300/-. The appellant No. 1 was the Headmaster and appellant No. 2 was a co-teacher in the same school. On one unfortunate morning of Saturday, the 9th of July, 1994 Ms. Rakhi went to her school in the morning as usual. When the school was closed at about 12 O Clock in the afternoon and all students had gone back to their homes, the appellants came in the room where Rakhi was sitting and closed the door and windows of the room. She was forcibly subjected to sexual intercourse by the appellants and her wailing cries did not have any effect upon them. She was thus subjected to gang-rape by the appellants. After the incident Ms. Rakhi went to her house and narrated the incident to her mother Padmabai, brother Prakash and uncle Balasaheb @ Balaji. The incident was also narrated to the father of the prosecutrix who came back home after two-three days. The matter was reported to the police on 20th July, 1994. PW 15 API Laxman Wadje incharge police station Pathri recorded the statement of the prosecutrix and on that bas