JUDGMENT

Sunil Kumar Sinha, J.—This appeal is directed against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 11.2.2002 passed in Sessions Trial No. 443/2000 by the Seventh Additional Sessions Judge, Raipur, whereby, the said Court after holding the appellant guilty of the offence punishable under Section 376(2)(f) I.P.C, sentenced him to undergo R.I. for 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/- in default of payment of fine to further undergo R.I. for 2 months.

2. The brief facts are that on 19.10.2000 at about 19.30 hours, the prosecutrix Ku. Jayalata (P.W.4), a minor girl aged about 6 years, was playing near her house. The appellant came there, caught her by hands, took her inside a room and committed forceful sexual intercourse against her. When she was released, she went to her house and narrated the story to her mother-Smt. Resham Bai (P.W.1), who noticed the blood stains on her underwear. She called her husband, the appellant was also called and blood like stains on his loongi were noticed by them. A First Information Report (Ex.-P/9) was lodged by Smt. Resham Bai (P.W.1). During the course of investigation, the prosecutrix was sent for medical examination and was exa