IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR VANI

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ON THE 9 OF OCTOBER, 2025 CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 6304 of 2024 INDRA BHAN KEWAT Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Appearance:

Shri R. P. Yadav - Advocate for the appellant.

Smt. Shanti Tiwari - Panel Lawyer for respondent/ State.

ORDER With the consent of parties, heard finally.

This appeal under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed being aggrieved by the judgment dated 14.03.2024 passed by 4 th Additional Sessions Judge, Rewa in Sessions Trial No.165/2020 convicting the appellant for the charge under Sections 452 of IPC and sentenced to undergo R.I. for 05 years and fine of Rs.1000/-; under Section 376 of IPC and sentenced to undergo R.I. for 10 years and under Section 323 of IPC and sentenced to undergo R.I. for 01 year and fine of Rs.1000/- with default stipulation.

2. The case of the prosecution in brief is that on 15.08.2020, when prosecutrix was in her room with her three children, her mother-in-law was in the other room, accused Indrabhan Kewat came to her house and entered her room. She told that her husband was not at home and he should leave but the accused ca