(1.) This appeal is directed against the judgment of conviction dated 02.12.2009 and order of sentence dated 04.12.2009, passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Gurgaon, vide which the accused/appellants were convicted for the offence punishable under Section 412 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter called as 'IPC') and sentenced them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of seven years and to pay a fine of Rs. 5000/- each or in default of payment thereof, to further undergo RI for a period of two years. The accused/appellants were acquitted of the charges framed against them under Sections 395, 397 IPC and Section 25 of Arms Act. The brief facts as set out in para No. 2 of the judgment of trial Court, is reproduced as under:-
(2.) On commitment, the accused were charge sheeted under Sections 395, 397, 412 IPC and Section 25 of Arms Act to which the accused/appellant pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.
(3.) In support of the case of prosecution, it examined P.W. 1 SI Hukam Singh; P.W. 2 ASI Subhash Chand; P.W. 3 Raj Kumar Kharbanda; P.W. 4 Lalit Kharbanda; P.W. 5 Complainant Anshu Kharbanda; P.W. 6 Seema Kharbanda; P.W. 7 SI Parmod Anand; P.W. 8 ASI Rajender Singh; P.W. 9 Om Parkash; P.W. 10 Akshra; P.W. 11 Pankaj Juneja; P.W. 12 Vijay Sandhuja; P.W. 13 Constable Baljinder Singh; P.W. 14 Inspector/SHO Devender Kumar; P.W. 15 Dr. Jyoti Utkar; P.W. 16 Girish Kumar, Draftsman; P.W. 17 HC Harish Kumar; P.W. 18 Constable Balram; P.W. 19 Constable Sukhvinder Singh; P.W. 20 Inspector Ashok Kumar; P.W. 21 HC Virender Singh; P.W. 22 Rajpal and P.W. 23 ASI Yashvir Singh.