(1.) The appellant in this appeal has called in question the judgement and conviction passed by the Learned Ad hoc Additional District and Sessions Judge, FTC, Rourkela in ST Case No-163/30 of 2003 from inside the jail.
(2.) By the aforesaid judgement the appellant has been convicted for committing offences U/s.376(2) and 366-A of I.P.C and accordingly has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years followed by payment of fine of Rs.20,000/- in default to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months for offence U/s.376(2) of I.P.C. He has also been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 7 years and to and to pay a fine of Rs.2000/- in default stipulation of further undergo rigorous imprisonment for two months for the offence U/s.366-A of I.P.C. As per the said order the substantive sentences are to run consecutively.
(3.) Prosecution case runs as under: