ORDER

1. These appeals have been filed by the accused persons who were convicted and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for ten years by the Additional Sessions Judge, Sonepat, under Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The appellants were convicted along with two other co-accused who were convicted under Sections 392, 397 of IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act. All the accused persons preferred appeals before the High Court. The High Court reduced the sentence of the accused for the offences under Section 397 and Section 120 of IPC, from 10 years to 7 years only. However, rest of the sentence for other offences remained undisturbed.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the complainant Bal Kishan and his nephew Sanjay were going on a motorcycle carrying Rs.46,000/- with them in the dicky, for purchasing a piece of land. While they were near a Farm, two accused persons - Manjeet and Bijender (not appellants herein) came from behind in Maruti car. They brandished country made pistol and asked the complainant to stop and as the complainant stopped, the accused persons asked them to hand over the money. The complainant handed over the key of the motorcycle to them. The accused per