1. - This appeal is directed against the judgment dated 20.5.81 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Sri Ganganagar convicting the accused appellant of offence under Section 450 I.P.C. and sentencing him to undergo 2 years R.I. and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/-, in default of payment to further undergo 3 months R.I. The appellant has also been convicted of offence under Section 354 I.P.C. and sentenced to 1 year's R.I. and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/-, in default of payment to further undergo 3 months R.I. and under Section 323 I.P.C. sentenced to undergo 2 months R.I.

2. The prosecution case is that on 25.8.80 PW/1 Shri Hemaram lodged a F.I.R. at Police Station Sri Karanpur stating interalia that he alongwith his children resides in village Govindgarh Manjhiwal. On 24.8.80 he had gone out, leaving his wife and daughter PW/2 Mst. Gomti at the residence. His mother lives separately. He returned in the evening from village Arayan. At that time, his mother PW/4 Gaura told him that yesterday in the afternoon at about 11 a.m. his wife Sajna and his younger daughter had gone to the filed. His daughter Mst. Gomti aged 10 years was at the residence. At that time at about 12 p.m. she an