2. The prosecution case in brief is that the prosecutrix in the instant case on 06.09.2001 filed an FIR at Police Station Darri, District Korba alleging that about two weeks back when her husband had gone to NTPC on night duty, the accused rang the bell of her house. When the prosecutrix opened the door, the accused forced her inside the house and in spite of her protection and resistance, he forcefully entered the house and ravished her. It was further alleged by the prosecutrix in her complaint that while the accused was trying to ravish her, she had raised an alarm but as her children were in deep sleep, they did not wake up. However, one of her nieces namely Mandakini woke up and saw the accused committing sexual intercourse with her. It was also alleged by the prosecutrix that the accused tried to persuade her niece Mandakini from disclosing this fact to anybody particularly to the husband of the prosecutrix and on the next date the accused had also paid Rs. 600/- to the said Mandakini for not disclosing the incident that she had seen to anybody. However, after about two weeks the prosecutrix since could not withstand the guilt and therefore reached to the Police Station Darri and lodged a complaint against the accused on which the Police authorities registered an FIR as Crime No. 136 of 2001. Thereafter the prosecutrix was sent for medical examination and the matter was put to trial before the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge, Korba and the case was registered as S.T. No. 451 of 2001.
