JUDGMENT

A little girl of five years of age was ravished by the respondent on 4th January, 1985 at about 2.00 P.M., taking advantage of her helpless state.

2. The respondent, a neighbour of the prosecutrix living almost opposite her house was tried for an offence under Section 376 IPC on an FIR lodged by the father of the prosecutrix. The version of the prosecutrix regarding the commission of offence by the respondent, as narrated in court through her mother, PW-1 received ample corroboration from medical evidence and other evidence led in the case. We are not repeating the prosecution version of the case or gist of the evidence led in case for the simple reason that the learned Assistant Sessions Judge, West Godavari, after recording evidence and hearing parties, both on the question of conviction and sentence, vide order dated 9th September, 1985, convicted the respondent for an offence under Section 376 IPC. After taking into account report of District Probation Officer, relating to the character, conduct and antecedents of the respondent, the trial Court awarded a sentence of 10 years RI and a fine of Rs. 10/-, and in default, simple imprisonment for one week for the said offence