JUDGMENT

Darshan Singh, J. - The present appeal has been preferred against the judgment of conviction dated 30.01.2009 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Faridabad, vide which the accused-appellant has been held guilty and convicted for the offence punishable under Section 364-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’-for short) and the order on the quantum of sentence dated 03.02.2009, vide which he has been sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.5000/-, in default thereof to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months.

2. The facts in brief giving rise to this prosecution can be summoned up as under:–

On 26.05.2007, complainant-Kundan Singh (PW-1) moved the application Ex. PA to the SHO, Police Station Sector-55, Faridabad alleging therein that on 13.05.2007 his son-Gauri Shanker aged about 18 years had gone with Sanjay son of Ramjit. Sanjay had returned back to his house safely but his son had not returned so far. They tried their best to search with Sanjay here and there but Gauri Shanker could not be found. They suspected that his son has been kidnapped by someone. On the basis of this application, First Information