JUDGMENT :

1. The instant appeal has been preferred against the judgment dated 7.11.2009 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Link Court Dongargarh, District Rajnandgaon in Sessions Trial No.13 of 2009, whereby the Appellant has been convicted and sentenced as under:

2. Prosecution case, in brief, is that on the date of incident the prosecutrix (PW9) was a major girl aged about 20 years. According to the case of prosecution, on 14.12.2008, the prosecutrix went along the Appellant for a picnic at Karwari Dam where he offered her few eatables and cold drink. After consuming those eatables and drink, she got unconscious. Taking advantage of this situation, he committed rape with her and also prepared a video clip of the incident on his mobile phone and tried to blackmail her. He also transmitted the said video clip to co-accused Purmanand Kanwar alias Purva (acquitted). On 11.2.2009, First Informa