Judgment

Mrs. Amarjot Bhatti, J.

The appellant — Raman Kumar has filed the instant appeal against the judgment of conviction dated 07.09.2021 and order of sentence dated 08.09.2021 in FIR No.136 dated 23.09.2016 under Section 376 of IPC, Police Station Maqsudan, District Jalandhar vide which he has been convicted and sentenced under Section 376 IPC to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of 7 years and to pay fine of Rs.50,000/- and in default of payment of fine to further undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of 6 months and under Section 457 IPC to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of 5 years and to pay fine of Rs.10,000/- and in default of payment of fine to further undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for 6 months.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the prosecutrix gave her statement to the police that she was residing as tenant in street Pehalwan Randhawa, village Masanda, PS Maksoodan, District Jalandhar. She was a dancer by profession. She got married 10 years ago with Mangat Ram. However, due to matrimonial dispute she started residing separately along with her daughter for the last about 3-4 years. On 21.09.2016 at about 10.30 PM she was present in the ho