JUDGMENT :

C. Praveen Kumar, J.

Heard Sri Challa Ajay Kumar, learned Counsel appearing for the Appellant and Sri Soora Venkat Sainath, Assistant Public Prosecutor, through Blue Jeans video conferencing APP.

1. The sole accused in Sessions Case No. 329 of 2012 on the file of the Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Vijayawada, filed the present appeal challenging his conviction and sentence imposed therein.

2. The appellant herein was charged for the offences punishable under Sections 417, 376 and 420 I.P.C. By its judgment dated 12.01.2015 the learned Sessions Judge convicted the accused for the offence punishable under Section 376 I.P.C. and sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years and to, pay a fine of 5,000/-, in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for one month. He was also convicted for the offence punishable under Section 417 I.P.C. and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000/-, in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for two weeks. He was also found guilty for the offence punishable under Section 411 I.P.C. and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years and to pay a fine of