1. These three appeals are directed against a common Judgment dated 14th October, 1999 and Order on Sentence dated 26th October, 1999, whereby all the appellants were convicted under Section 452 of IPC and under Section 392/34 of IPC read with Section 397 thereof and were sentenced to undergo RI for three years each and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- or to undergo RI for four months each in default under Section 452 of IPC and were further sentenced to undergo RI for four years each and to pay a fine of Rs.2,000/- each or to undergo RI for eight months each in default under Section 392 of IPC read with 34 thereof. They were also sentenced to RI for seven years each under Section 397 of IPC. Out of the fine to be realized from the appellants, Rs.10,000/- was directed to be paid to the complainant's father Shri Hans Raj, as compensation.

2. Crl.A.No.627/1999 was filed by two convicts, namely, Ashok Kumar and Anil Kumar. Ashok Kumar died during pendency of the appeal and the appeal filed by him stood abated in terms of the order of this Court dated 30th April, 2009.

3. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 18th January, 1988, at about 8.30 pm, the complainant-Jag