JUDGMENT

Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J —The present appeal has been filed to assail the impugned judgment dated 12.3.1993 whereby the court of Special Judge, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Cases, Baran convicted the accused appellant Ram Charan son of Mangi Lal for the offences under Section 354 IPC and Section 3(1) (x) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (hereinafter called as 'SC/ST Act'.

2. Having convicted the appellant for the above said offences, the trial Judge vide a separate order of even date, sentenced the appellant as under:-

U/s. 354 IPC read with Section 3(1) (x) of SC/ST Act- to undergo six months SI and to pay a fine of Rs.200/-, in default thereof to undergo additional one months imprisonment.

3. In the present case, criminal proceedings were set into motion on the basis of written report (Exhibit-P/1) submitted by Dayachand (P.W.2) , elder brother of husband of the prosecutrix (P.W.1-name withheld to protect her identity) . In written report (Exhibit-P/1) , the complainant Dayachand (P.W.2) stated that the prosecutrix was going to the flour mill for grinding of the grain when on the way accused caught hold of her.

4. The prosecutrix (P.W.1) in the court depose