JUDGMENT

1. These appeals are filed by appellants-accused Nos.1 to 8 and 10 under Sec. 374(2) of Cr.P.C. for setting aside the judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the LVI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bangalore in S.C.Nos.158/2010 clubbed with S.C.547/2011 for having found the appellants guilty and convicted for the offences punishable under 7 Ss. 120B, 364A, 395, 397 read with Sec. 149 of IPC.

2. Heard the arguments of learned counsel for the appellants and learned High Court Government Pleader for the State.

3. The appellants are accused and respondent is the complainant-State, the rank of the parties before the Trial Court is retained for the sake of convenience.

4. The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Halasuru Sub-Division filed the charge sheet against the appellant-accused persons alleging that the complainant-CW.1/P.W.3 being the Branch Manager of Muthoot Mini Nidhi Finance, situated at No.120, 1st floor, Alfa Diamond Plaza, New Thippasandra Road, Bangalore that on 2/6/2009, in the evening at 5.30 p.m., after locking the strong room and the main door, while he was returning to his house in his Honda Activa scooter bearing No.KA-03-EK-3890 by keeping the