Sanjay Karol, J.

Assailing the judgment dated 22.11.2005, passed by learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Una, District Una, H.P., in Sessions Case No. 4/05 - RBT: 59/05/05 [Sessions Trial No. 8/05 RBT: 44/05], titled as State of H.P. vs. Raj Kumar @ Raju, whereby accused stands convicted for having committed offences punishable under the provisions of Sections 376 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and pay fine of Rs.50,000/- for an offence punishable under Section 376 IPC and in default thereof, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and rigorous imprisonment for a period of seven years and fine of Rs.10,000/- for an offence punishable under Section 506 IPC. and in default thereof, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year, he has filed the present appeal under the provisions of Section 374(2) read with Section 382 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

2. It is the case of prosecution that on 28.10.2004, prosecutrix (PW-9) along with her mother Smt. Raj Kumari (PW-10) lodged a complaint with the police that accused had been repeatedly subjecting the pro