PAPPU Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE condemned prisoners Pappu and Pintu have impugned the judgments and orders dated 27. 5. 2003 and 28. 6. 2002 rendered by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track) Gangapur City whereby both the appellants Pappu and Pintu have been convicted in the offence under Section 376 (2)g of the IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs. 5,000/- and in default of payment of fine to further undergo simple imprisonment of two months. Two separate criminal appeals have been filed by the appellants against the aforesaid judgments but since both these appellants pertain to one F. I. R. No. 210/2001 of Police Station Bamanwas Distt. Swai Madhopur registered in the offence under Section 376 and 323 IPC, they are being disposed of by this common judgment.

(2.) THE prosecution story as unfolded by prosecutrix PW/1 (name withheld by us) in her written report Ex. P/1 succinctly, runs as under:

(3.) HEARD the learned counsel Shri S. K. Gupta, appearing for the accused appellant Pappu, learned counsel Mr. A. K. Gupta appearing on behalf of accused appellant Pintu as also learned Public Prosecutor Shri Ashivini Sharma, considered the submissions made at the Bar and scanned the impugned judgment, prosecution and defence evidence and relevant material available on record.