knicker and committed rape on her. The prosecutrix/PW1 further stated that, then by threatening her by knife, appellant/convicted accused Barkya dragged her near the bandh and committed rape on her. Her blouse was removed by him and her clothes were torn. So far as appellant/convicted accused Prabhakar Mukne is concerned, as per version of the prosecutrix/PW1, he was standing at the upper side and was shouting that a vehicle has come. The prosecutrix/PW1 stated that because of this incident, the bundle which she was carrying on her head, fell down. Her green coloured bangles were broken. Her towel as well as slippers remained on the spot. As per her version, she wrapped saree on her person and started running away. The appellants/accused persons ran away towards the chikoo garden. On return, she disclosed the incident to inmates of her house including her husband PW2 Ratnakar. They, then, returned to the spot of the incident for searching the appellants/accused persons but they were not traceable. She, therefore, went to the Police Station Sinnar and lodged report Exhibit 9 on the very same day.
