G.S. Sistani, J.

1. Present appeal, filed under Section 374(2) of the Code of criminal Procedure, is directed against the judgment dated 4.2.2009, whereby the appellant, Jamil Ahmed, had been held guilty by the trial court for the offences punishable under Sections 363 and 364A of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Code’); and the order of sentence dated 12.2.2009 whereby the appellant was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- for the offence punishable under Section 364A of the Code and in default of payment of fine, rigorous imprisonment of one year. Appellant has also been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years and to pay fine of Rs.2,000/- for the offence punishable under Section 363 of the Code and in default of payment of fine, rigorous imprisonment of four months.

2. The case of the prosecution, as noticed by the trial court, is that on 29.4.2006, Master Arvind Kumar, six year old son of Shri Dinesh Kumar Sahni, was kidnapped for ransom by a labourer, who had worked in the house of Shri Dinesh Kumar Sahni for about one and a half months, when the house was being renovated. The labourer was a