JUDGMENT :

1. This appeal is directed against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 31.03.2003 passed by the Additional District & Sessions Judge, F.T.C. IV, Bokaro in S.T. No. 241 of 1996 by which the appellants have been convicted under sections 448, 323 of the IPC and the appellants were directed to furnish the probation bond u/s 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act of Rs. 2000/- for maintaining peace and good behavior for a period of one year and to appear and receive sentence when called upon during such period.

2. The prosecutions story arises in the wake of written report of the informant Sobha Devi, informant, in which it has been alleged that the accused appellant no. 1 Mojan Mahto was the husband of the informant Shobha Devi and the appellant no. 2 Kunwar Mahto and the appellant no. 3 Radhe Mahto are the devars (brother-in-laws) of the informant while the appellant no. 4 Dilip Kumar was the friend of her devars. It has been alleged in the said written report that she was the daughter of the Shri Govind Prasad Mahto and she was residing in the quarter of her father at Quarter No. 10 Street no. 1 Sector IX A. She further disclosed that her marriage was solemn