( 1 ) THIS appeal is directed against the judgment dated 27. 7. 2002 and order of sentence dated 6. 8. 2002 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge whereby the appellant was held guilty of the offence under Section 392 read with Section 397 IPC and sentenced to undergo RI for seven years.

( 2 ) BRIEFLY stated, the prosecution case is that on 17. 9. 1997at about 1. 45 P. M complainant Smt. Miti Jain came back to her Flat No. 46, Sector A, Pocket C, Vasant Kunj. At about 2. 15 P. M when she was alone in the flat, door bell rang. She opened the door. She found one boy aged about 20-22 years standing on the door. He told her that her cable was out of order and he has come to rectify the cable. She allowed the entry to the boy who remained busy in repairing work for about half an hour. The complainant got busy in conversation with her mother on telephone. After some time, the boy asked her to bring a glass of water. She went to the kitchen. In the meantime boy closed the main door, whipped out a knife from his pocket and asked her to hand over the money to him. She then grappled with the boy. She sustained injury with the knife on her right hand thumb. She raised alarm and cried

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