1) The appellant/accused was convicted by the lower Court of the offence under Section 376 I.P.C and was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of 10 years and fine of Rs.5,000/-. Questioning the same, the accused filed this appeal.

2) It is the prosecution case that on 04.12.2000 at 17.30 hours when P.W-1 was returning to her house after attending coolie work and when she reached Samanakuntla Vorrey, the accused committed rape on her in spite she raising cries. Plea of the accused is one of total denial and not guilty. After trial, the lower Court found him guilty of the charge.

3) During trial in the lower Court, the prosecutrix/victim woman was examined as P.W-1. There are no eye witnesses to the occurrence. Immediately after the offence, P.W-1 is stated to have returned to the house and informed the same to her husband P.W-2. P.Ws 1 and 2 went to Siricilla police station on the same day at 9.00 P.M and gave Ex.P-1 report to P.W-10 who was the then Sub Inspector of Police in that police station. P.W-10 received Ex.P-1 and registered the same and issued Ex.P-8 F.I.R. P.W-9 is the then Inspector of Police, Siricilla Circle who took up investigation in the case. He sent P.W-1