JUDGMENT

H. S. Madaan, J —Vide this judgment, I propose to dispose of three appeals i.e. CRA-S-344-SB-2015 filed by appellants Rajan @ Dabbu and Arjun @ Mulia, CRA-S-366-SB-2015 filed by appellant Dharampal @ Gail and CRA-S-2318-SB of 2015 filed by appellant Sonu @ Bakriwala, all of them being accused in FIR No.642 dated 25.11.2013, under Section 395 IPC, registered with Police Station Manimajra, Chandigarh, who were tried by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Chandigarh and vide order dated 9.10.2014, they were convicted for the offence under Section 392 read with Section 397 IPC and vide order dated 10.10.2014 sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- each and in default thereof, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months each.

2. The accused-convicts, who are appellants before this Court prayed that the appeals be accepted, the impugned judgment of their conviction and order of sentence be set aside and they be acquitted of the charge framed against them.

3. Briefly stated, facts of the case as per prosecution story are that on 25.11.2013, a police party headed by SI Dharampal from Police Station M