S.S. BYAS, J.—This is an appeal by accused Puran Singh against the judgment of the learned Sessions Judge, Merta dated December 8, 1981 convic-ting the appellant under section 376, IPC and sentencing him to four years rigorous imprisonment.

2. Briefly stated the prosecution case is that the prosecutrix P.W. 6 Mst. Bhanwari aged about 14-15 years was grazing her live-stock in the field of Sheojiram Jat situate in Moza Chitai in the afternoon of 20.6.80. At about 4 p.m. the accused suddenly appeared there and caught hold of the prosecutrix. He pushed her down and started committing sexual intercourse with her. The girl resisted and raised cries. Hearing her out-cries, P.W. 7 Gordhan, P.W. 8 Purkharam and P.W. 10 Nandsingh came there. The prosecutrix sustained some injuries on her body including the private parts. When the accused left her, she straight way went to her house and narrated the incident to her mother P.W. 4 Mst. Jadawati. Her father P.W. 5 Dhanna was not there. When he returned in the evening, the incident was narrated to him also. He went to police station, Peelwa and lodged written report Ex. P/5 on 22.6.80. The police registered a case and proceeded with investigation.

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