1 to 12 and got marked Exs.
Background facts in a nutshell are as follows The appellant with three other accused stood tried before the IInd Additional Sessions Judge, Mangalore in S.C. No.41 of 1993 on the accusation that the accused No.1 about nine months earlier to 16.10.1992 at House No.2/92, Vishnunagar of Kelarkalabettu, Udupi Taluk companymitted rape of PW8, daughter of the companyplainant Kalyani Bai PW1 by inducing her to have sexual intercourse on the false promise of marrying her and companymitted the offence punishable under Section 376 IPC and accused number.1 to 4 on 16.10.1992 at about 10 pm entered into the house of companyplainant and companymitted criminal intimidation by threatening PW1 and her daughter PW8 with dire companysequences and threatened to do away with their lives and thereby companymitted offences punishable under Sections 448, 506 read with Section 34 IPC.
P1 to P14.
The accused did number lead any defence evidence.
P.C. was recorded.
All the accused pleaded number guilty and claimed to be tried.
The High Court did number accept the plea and upheld the companyviction as recorded.
The prosecution examined PWs.
41 of 1993.
Dr. ARIJIT PASAYAT, J. Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment of a learned Single Judge of the Karnataka High Court upholding the companyviction of the appellant for offence punishable under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in short the IPC and sentence of five years rigorous imprisonment as imposed by learned IInd Additional Sessions Judge Dakshina Kannada, Mangalore in SC No.
