( 1 ) LEARNED Additional sessions Judge, Ahmednagar convicted appellants of the offence punishable under sections 302, 201 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short "ipc" ). Appellants were sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000 each, in default, to suffer SI for one year for the offence punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC. They were further sentenced to suffer RI for five years and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000/ -. In default to suffer SI for one year for the offence punishable under Section 201. In addition, the learned Trial Judge convicted appellant No. 1 for offence punishable under Section 407 of the IPC and sentenced him to suffer RI for five years and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000/ -. in default to suffer RI for one year. Appellants have impugned this order dated 22nd august, 1997, in the present appeal.

( 2 ) PROSECUTION case stated in brief is that prakash Bankar (PW 10) purchased truck bearing No. MH 09 A-9905 from Bhanudas alhat. However as the transaction was not complete the documents were not submitted to R. T. O. for registration of vehicle in the name of PW 10. PW 10 was doing business