JUDGMENT :

Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.

1. This appeal is preferred against judgment and order dated 31.01.2011 passed by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge, 7th Court at Alipore, South 24 Parganas in Sessions Trial No. 1(2) of 2005 corresponding to Sessions Case No. 4(1)of 2004 arising out of Sonarpur Police Station Case No. 147 of 2002 dated 23.05.2002 convicting thereby the appellant for commission of offence punishable under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and sentencing him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/-in default to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 1 year for the commission of the offence punishable under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code.

2. The aforesaid trial was the consequential result of the investigation, carried out by Sonarpur Police Station Case No. 147 of 2002 dated 23.05.2002 under Section 376/34 of the Indian Penal Code, which was registered on the basis of a written complaint under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure lodged by one Smt. Archana Mallick wife of Late Rangalal Mallick of Jagaddal Ukil Para, Narendrapur, Police Station – Sonarpur, District – South 24 Parganas, to the court of the Learned