Hon’ble Pramod Kumar Srivastava, J.—This appeal has been preferred against the judgment of conviction and punishment dated 31.10.2013 passed by the Additional District Judge, Court No. 3, Maharajganj in Sessions Trial No. 38 of 2007 (State v. Ishwar Kewat), case crime No. 620/2005, under Sections 363, 366 IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes or Schedule Tribes (Prevention and Atrocities) Act, 1989, PS-Paniyara, Maharajganj, by which sole accused Ishwar Kewat was convicted and punished for the charge under Section 363 IPC with rigorous imprisonment of 5 years and fine of Rs. 2000/- (in default of payment, further imprisonment of two months), for the charge under Section 366 IPC with imprisonment of 10 years rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs. 5000/- (in default of payment, five months further imprisonment) and for the charge of Section 3(2)(v) the Scheduled Castes or Schedule Tribes (Prevention and Atrocities) Act, 1989 [hereinafter referred to as SC/ST Act] with life imprisonment and fine of Rs. 10,000/- (in default of payment, further imprisonment of 10 months), and it was also directed that all sentences would run concurrently.

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