JUDGMENT :

The Criminal Appeal No.3585/2013 and Criminal Appeal No.3607/2013 are filed against the acquittal judgment rendered by the trial Court in S.C.No.81/2012 dated 22.04.2013, whereby the trial Court acquitted the accused persons for the offences punishable under Sections 366A, 365, 376, 114 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the 'IPC' for short).

2. Criminal Appeal No.3585/2013 is filed by the complainant namely Hanmanth S/o Lachmayya Balichakra seeking interference in the acquittal judgment rendered by the trial Court.

3. Criminal Appeal No.3607/2013 is filed by the State challenging the acquittal judgment in S.C.No.81/2012. Both these appeals arise out of the same judgment dated 22.04.2013 in S.C.No.81/2012 Therefore, these appeals have been taken up together for common judgment to be rendered.

4. Heard learned counsel Sri Kedar Desai for appellant/complainant, learned Additional State Public Prosecutor for respondent No.3/State and so also learned counsel Sri Ganesh Naik for respondent No.1 respectively and for respondent No.2. Perused the judgment of acquittal in S.C.No.81/2012.

5. Factual matrix of the case of the prosecution are as u