JUDGMENT :

Akil Abdul Hamid Kureshi, C.J.

1. This appeal is filed by the original accused who has been convicted for offence punishable under Section 376 of IPC and sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment of 7(seven) years in addition to payment of fine of Rs.20,000/-.

2. Briefly stated the prosecution version was that the daughter of the complainant (hereinafter to be referred to as the victim girl) on the date of incident i.e. 21.06.2016 was aged about 21 years. She was mentally not fully developed. Nevertheless, she could pursue education upto Class-V. On 21.06.2016 she was alone at home, her parents having gone for labour work in Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The accused who lived in the neighborhood came there in the afternoon and taking advantage of the solitude of the girl committed rape which the parents came to know about when they returned home and were informed by the girl. Initially the parents of the girl brought this issue to the notice of the accused and other family members. An attempt was made to settle the issue by payment of money to meet with the cost for treating the girl. According to the complainant, however, the doctors would not treat the girl unle