of fine. The fine amount, if deposited, was ordered to be paid to the prosecutrix. 2. PW-5 is the prosecutrix. The alleged incident is of 8th July 1989. Initially, the accused were prosecuted for the offences punishable under Section 376, read with Section 34 of the IPC. Six accused were tried before the Sessions Court, namely, Raghubir Singh (Raghubir), Vijay Criminal Appeal no.2567 of 2024 etc. Page 1 of 15Kumar (Vijay), Ravi Prakash (Ravi), Anil Kumar alias Bittu (Anil), Hari Ram (Hari) and Sunil Kumar (Sunil). The Trial Court acquitted the accused on the ground that in the absence of any corroborating evidence of any struggle on the part of the prosecutrix or any corroborating injury on the person of the accused, the defence of the accused that the sexual intercourse was with the consent, cannot be ruled out. The appellant–the State of Himachal Pradesh, appealed against the order of acquittal. By the order dated 28th March 2008, the High Court set aside the judgment of the