IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE B. P. SHARMA

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ON THE 16 OF OCTOBER, 2025 CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2058 of 2003 NARENDRA NATH Versus THE STATE OF M.P.

Appearance:

Shri Sunil Sakle - Advocate for appellant.

Shri Manoj Kushwaha - Panel Lawyer for respondent/State.

Shri Ankur Kashyap - Advocate for complainant.

ORDER This appeal has been filed under Section 374(2) of the Cr.P.C. against the judgment of conviction dated 12.11.2003 passed by learned Special Judge (Atrocities) Hoshangabad in Sessions Trial No.105/2001 whereby the appellant was punished for the offences under section 354 of IPC and sentenced to undergo R.I. for 1 year and to pay fine of Rs.500/- and under section 3(1)(11) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and sentenced to undergo R.I for 6 months and to pay fine of Rs.500/- and under Section 506-B of IPC read with Section 3(1) (10) SC/ST and sentenced to undergo R.I for 6 months and to pay fine of Rs.500/- with default stipulations.

2. As per the prosecution story on 12.02.2001 the prosecutrix lodged a report that on 11.02.2001 at about 5.00 PM when she was sitting in front of her house at t