JUDGMENT :

Mohan Lal, J.-

Instant Criminal Conviction Appeal is directed by appellant/convict against the judgment and order dated 12.01.2021 rendered by the court of learned Principal Sessions Judge Ramban in the case File No. 02/challan bearing case CNR No. JKRB010000382016 titled State vs Liaqat Ali, whereby, appellant/convict has been held guilty, convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 20 years for commission of offence punishable u/s 376 RPC and to pay fine of Rs. 50,000/- and further sentenced to simple imprisonment for a period of two (2) years for commission of offence punishable u/s 506 RPC and in default of payment of fine, appellant/convict has been directed to further undergo simple imprisonment for the period of 06 months.

2. Aggrieved of and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment, appellant/ convict has questioned it’s legality, propriety and correctness and has sought it’s setting aside/quashment on the following grounds:-

(i) that the prosecutrix has filed an application for registration of FIR on 04-12-2011 after the lapse of m