JUDGMENT

A.M. Khanwilkar, J.

These appeals are filed by the original accused No.1 (Crl.A.No.854/2010), accused No.3 (Crl.A.No.467/2010) and accused No.6 (Crl.A.No.11/2015). They were tried for offence punishable under Sections 364, 302, 201 read with 34/120-B of Indian Penal Code (IPC) along with four other accused.

2. The prosecution case is that, on 10th May 2003, Shriniwas son of Wasudeorao Tonpe lodged a report (Exh.154) that his elder brother Raman has gone missing since morning of 8th May 2003. On the basis of that report, a missing Register entry was effected by the Police Station, Narkhed, District Nagpur (Maharashtra). On the next day i.e. 11th May 2003 another brother of the missing person, Madan son of Wasudeorao Tonpe lodged a second report (Exh.68) suspecting that accused No.1- Nalini, her husband Vijay Dhpake, accused No.2-Rinku, and accused No.7- Suresh Chandra might have abducted his brother Raman in order to commit his murder. On the basis of this report, Police Station registered an offence punishable under Section 364 read with Section 34 of IPC against the named persons. Police Inspector R.B.Bansod (PW-17) was entrusted with the investigation of the case. On the sa