JUDGMENT

The conviction and sentence imposed by the learned Sessions Judge, Mahalir Neethimandram (Mahila Court), Salem, in S.C. No.201/2014, vide judgment dated 16.9.2021 is put in issue by the appellant by filing the present appeal.

2. The appellant was charged and tried for the offences u/s 366 and 376 (1) IPC and after trial, the court below found the appellant guilty of the offences u/s 366 and 376 (1) and convicted the appellant and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment for a period of seven years together with a fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year for the offence u/s 366 and for the offence u/s 376 (1) , the appellant was convicted and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of ten years together with a fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year. The sentences were ordered to run concurrently and the period of incarceration already suffered by the appellant was directed to be set off u/s 428 Cr.P.C. Aggrieved by the aforesaid conviction and sentence, the present appeal has been preferred by the appellant.

3. The short facts leading to the filing of the present appeal ar