1. This appeal has been filed by the accused appellant against the Judgment and order dated 9-3-2000 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge No. 1, Sri Ganganagar in Sessions Case No. 27/98 by which he convicted the accused appellant in the following manner :Name of accused Offence u/s Sentence awarded Paramjeet Singh 394 IPC Four Years R.I. and fine of Rs. 1000/-, in default of payment of fine to further undergo one month S.I.

397/34 IPC Seven years R.I. and fine of Rs. 1000/-, in default of payment of fine to payment of fine to further undergo one month S.I. Both the sentences were ordered to run concurrently.

2. The facts giving rise to this appeal in short are as follows:-On 10-3-1998 at about 4.30 p.m. PW3 Ved Prakash gave a Parcha-bayan, Ex. P/9 while he was in Hospital, to PW6 Phularam stating that he has a Maruti Car bering No. DBD 4559, Taxi (hereinafter referred to as the Taxi) and on 9-3-1998 at about 9.30 p.m. when he was standing at the Taxi Stand of Abhor (Haryana), two persons came there and asked him that they wanted to go to Chak IC in Rajasthan and he allowed these two persons to sit in the Taxi and the fare agreed to was Rs. 400/-. Out of these t