JUDGMENT

RATNAVEL PANDIAN, J.:— These two appeals by Special Leave under Art. 136 of the Constitution of India were directed against the Judgment dated 28-11-1985 by the Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh challenging the correctness of the judgments made in Criminal appeals No. 709 of 1984 and 48 of 1985 of the said High Court.

2. The appellants herein along with one Ravi Shankar (since acquitted by the High Court) took their trial on the accusations that Ravi Shankar committed rape on, the prosecutrix Suman Rani (examined as PW- 17 before the Trial Court) in the field at Shawani Khera on two occasions i.e. firstly on 15-3-1984 and thereafter on 18-3-1984 and that later on, on 31-5-1984 Ravi Shankar abducted Suman Rani from Bhawani Khera and took her to Jammu via Bhiwani, that the two appellants (who were arrayed as accused Nos. 2 and 3 along With Ravi Shankar and who were Police officials posted in Police Post Patram Gate, Bhiwani) took Ravi Shankar and Suman Rani when they arrived at the bus stand of Bhiwani on their way to Jammu to the said Police Post and put Ravi Shankar and Suman Rani in different rooms and committed rape on Suman Rani one after another and thereafter