JUDGMENT

Anil Kumar, J.

1. The appellants have challenged the judgement dated 2nd May, 2001 in Sessions Case No. 92/1999 titled as 'State vs. Sapan Haldar & Ors.' under sections 365, 364A, 506 of the Indian Penal Code, PS Badarpur, convicting the appellants under section 364A and 365 read with section 120 B of IPC and sentencing the appellants persons Sapan Haldar and Shefali Haldar to imprisonment for life and a fine of Rs. 3,000/- each, in default of which to further undergo rigourous imprisonment for three months each by order dated 4th May, 2001.

2. The case of the prosecution in brief is that on 6th March, 1998 at about 7:15 a.m., Subashish s/o Sh. Ashish Chatterjee and his two sisters, had come down from their house, flat no. E-52, Sarita Vihar, as they were to leave for their school, DPS Vasant Kunj, in their private car. The driver of the car, namely Santosh, was sitting in the car, waiting for them. The sisters of Subashish were sitting behind him, while he was sitting besides the driver.

3. Suddenly four men with muffled faces entered the car forcefully. Two persons put a revolver on the temple of Santosh and one boy dragged Subashish out of the car and took him int