1. This appeal by the convict, hereafter referred to as the appellant, questions the legality of the judgment of conviction dated 10.08.2011 delivered in case No. S.T. 69 of 2010 by the Addl. Sessions Judge, Court No.3, West Tripura, Agartala convicting the appellant for committing offence punishable under S.448 and S.354 of the IPC. As consequence of the said conviction, the appellant has been sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year for committing offence punishable under S.448 of the IPC. and rigorous imprisonment for two years for committing offence punishable under S.354 of the IPC. with a direction that the sentence shall run consecutively.

2. On 15-04-2010 the prosecutrix, the name withheld for protecting her identity by filing a written Ejahar disclosed that the appellant suddenly entering in her room at about 3 o'clock in the evening on 15.04.2010 tried to commit rape by pressing her mouth. On resistance, the appellant scuffled with her and the prosecutrix raised alarm. Even her child started crying. In response to such alarm, her sister - in - law, her husband's elder brother's wife, and mother - in - law rushed to her room when the appellant fled away. She h