JUDGEMENT
HARNARESH SINGH GILL, J. -
(1.)We are dealing with the above mentioned four criminal appeals arising out of the judgment of conviction dated 29.8.2011 and order of sentence dated 6.9.2011, vide which the appellants were convicted under Sections 395 and 364-A IPC in FIR No. 157 dated 26.4.2009 registered at Police Station NIT, Faridabad and were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 07 years and to pay a fine of Rs. 2,000/- each under Section 395 IPC and, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months. They were further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/- each under Section 364-A IPC and, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years.
(2.)In the present case, complainant-Shalini gave a complaint to the police, which reads as under:-
"I Shalini w/o Mr. Manoj Adhlakha R/o House No. 207, Sec. 21-A, Faridabad. I am a housewife. My husband is not living in India, he is working in Jeddah. Today at around 10 O' clock when I was present at home with my mother-in-law and three children our two sons Manan and Mohit and daughter Kareena 9 years old, suddenly 3 young boys with face covered entered the house and kidnapped my daughter Kareena Adlakha. We started shouting. They put a knife at our neck and took money from the house. They have demanded money to release our daughter. Please take whatever legal action required to rescue our daughter."
(3.)This application was given by complainant on 26.4.2009 and the police started investigation and the appellants were arrested. Appellants Raju and Karan were arrested on 28.4.2009, appellant Naim Khan was arrested on 30.4.2009, whereas appellants Arvind and Afjal were arrested on 5.5.2009.
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