(1.) In this appeal filed under Sec. 374(2) Cr.P.C., the appellant has challenged the legality, validity and propriety of the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dtd. 13/6/2016 passed by the Special Judge (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act), 2012 Saraipali, District Mahasamund, C.G. in Special Sessions Case No. 03/2016, whereby and whereunder the appellant stands convicted and sentenced as under:- <FRM>JUDGEMENT_88_LAWS(CHH)5_2022_1.html</FRM>
(2.) Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 3/12/2015, prosecutrix, aged about 14 years, student of class 8th, lodged a written report Ex. P-1 against the appellant alleging in it that appellant repeatedly committed forcible sexual intercourse with her and continuously exploited her. When she got pregnant of 6-7 months, appellant left her and went from Chhattisgarh to Tamilnadu State. Thereafter, she disclosed about the incident to her mother (PW-2) and other relatives. On the basis of written report Ex. P-1, FIR Ex. P-2 was lodged against the appellant on 3/12/2015. After obtaining consent of the prosecutrix and her parents vide Exs. P-4 and P-8 respectively, prosecutrix was sent for medical examination where she was examined by PW-5 Dr. Parmila Toppo and she gave her MLC report dtd. 3/12/2015 vide Ex. P-7 wherein she noticed no external injury on the body of the prosecutrix, she does not have menstrual cycle, her pubic hairs were slightly developed, she found her pregnant of 30-32 weeks, prepared two vaginal smear slides, sealed and handed it over to the police for chemical analysis at FSL.
(3.) Accused/appellant was also sent for medical examination where he was examined by PW-10 G.P. Patel vide Ex. P-13 and was found capable of performing sexual intercourse.