JUDGMENT

Feeling aggrieved by the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 22-2-2013 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Hoshangabad in Sessions Trial No. 245/2012 convicting the appellant under Section 326, IPC and thereby sentencing him to suffer 4 years' RI and fine of Rs. 500/-, in default of payment of fine further RI for 1 month, the appellant has knocked the doors of this Court by preferring this appeal under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

2. No exhaustive statements of fact are required to be narrated for the purposes of disposal of this appeal since in elaboration they have been mentioned in Para 3 of the impugned judgment. For ready reference, it would be suffice to mention that the charges punishable under Section 326 and also under Section 506 Later Part IPC were framed against the accused/appellant, which he denied and requested for the trial. The prosecution thereafter, examined their witnesses and also proved certain documents. The defence of the appellant is that the complainant was molesting his daughter and when he objected and made complaint to him in that regard, he has been falsely roped. In support of his defence, the accused exa