Hon'ble Saumitra Dayal Singh,J.

Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan,J.

1. Heard Shri Akshay Raj Singh, holding brief of Shri Ajay Sengar, learned counsel for the appellant and Shri L.D. Rajbhar, learned A.G.A. for the State.

2. Present appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 24.07.2017 passed by Sri Shailoj Chandra, Additional Sessions Judge/FTC, Court No. 1 Hamirpur in Sessions Trial No. 74 of 2011 arising out of Case Crime No. 1989 of 2009 under Sections 376 IPC , Police Station Sumerpur, District Hamirpur, whereby the learned trial Court has convicted the appellant and sentenced him to undergo life imprisonment and has imposed fine Rs. 30,000/- for the offence under Section 376 IPC and in default of payment of that fine, to further undergo imprisonment of two years. Half amount of the fine has been directed to be paid to the victim.

3. The prosecution story emerged on the FIR dated 10.12.2009 in Case Crime No. 1989 of 2009 lodged on 10.12.2009 at about 12.20 noon with respect to occurrence caused on 08.12.2009 in the evening. The FIR is Ex.Ka-9 at the trial. It was lodged on the Written Report of that date submitted by ‘M’ father of the victim girl ‘X’, aged about 8 years. Th