L.C. Bhadoo, J.

1. This criminal revision has been preferred by accused Mehndi Lal Yadav being aggrieved by the order dated 2nd December, 2002 passed by the Special Judge (Prevention of Atrocities) Ambikapur, Sarguja by which the learned Special Judge has framed the charge against the accused/ applicant for the offences punishable under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (which will be referred here-inalier as the Act 1989').

2. The relevant facts for the disposal of this criminal revision are that on 2nd December, 2001 the prosecutrix Yogeshwari Mandavi lodged a report in the police station Ambikapur with the allegation that she is resident of Tikarapara District-Kanker, on 13th November, 1999 when she was working with Marg Dershak Seva Sansathan, Mission Chowk, Ambikapur as a full time worker she came in contact with Mehndi Lal Yadav in his office and on that day Mehandi Lal Yadav after giving her a promise that they will live together life long had committed rape on her and thereafter he continued to have physical relations with her and exploited her up to 30th July, 20