1. - By this judgment dated September 8, 1977 the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bhilwara convicted the accused Jamal under Section 365, Indian Penal Code and the accused Soraj and Ladu under Section 365/109 Indian Penal Code and sentenced each of them to one year's rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 500/-in default of the payment of fine to further undergo three months' like imprisonment. By the same judgment, accused Jamal was further convicted under Section 384, Indian Penal Code and was sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 300/- in default of the payment of fine to further undergo three months' like imprisonment. His sentences were directed to run concurrently. The accused have come-up in appeal and challenged their conviction.

2. Put briefly, the prosecution case is that PW 2 Smt. Roopa, a young married woman in her early twenties, was living with her parents in village Pander, district Bhilwara. The appellants are also residents of the same village. Smt. Roopa had come to her parents on the occasion of Raksha-bandhan. She is a twice married woman. She was first married with one Gopal of village Bihada. Thereafter she Was given in