JUDGMENT

Vibhu Bakhru, J. - The appellant impugns a judgment dated 18.10.2018, whereby he was convicted for an offence punishable under Sections 376 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC). He also impugns the order on sentence dated 27.10.2018, whereby he was sentenced (i) to ten years of rigorous imprisonment for committing an offence punishable under Section 376 of the IPC along with a fine of Rs. 20,000 and in default of payment of fine to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of six months; and (ii) to four years of rigorous imprisonment for committing an offence under Section 506 of the IPC along with a fine of Rs. 10,000 and in default of payment of fine to undergo imprisonment for a further period of three months. Both sentences were directed to run concurrently.

2. The appellant was prosecuted pursuant to registration of FIR No. 168/15 under Sections 376/506 of the IPC, with PS Ranhola. The said FIR was registered on 09.03.2015 at the instance of a married woman aged about thirty years (hereafter referred to as ''the prosecutrix''). The prosecutrix alleged stated that the accused had forcibly established physical relations with her on several occasions betwe