G.S. Ahluwalia, J.

This common judgment shall also dispose of Criminal Appeal No.470/2008 filed by Appellant Raju @ Ganga Singh.

2. These two Criminal Appeals have been filed by appellants Gappe @ Vimlesh and Raju @ Ganga Singh against the judgment and sentence dated 5-1-2008 passed by Special Judge (M.P.D.V.P.K. Act), Bhind in Special Sessions Trial No. 89/2006 by which the appellant Gappe @ Vimlesh has been convicted under Section 364-A of I.P.C. read with Section 11/13 of M.P.D.V.P.K. Act and has been sentenced to undergo the Life Imprisonment and a fine of Rs.10,000/- with default sentence and appellant Raju @ Ganga Singh has been convicted under Section 364-A/120-B of I.P.C. read with Section 11/13 of M.P.D.V.P.K. Act and has been sentenced to undergo the Life Imprisonment and a fine of Rs.10,000/- with default imprisonment.

3. The necessary facts for the disposal of the present appeals in short are that Rambaran Singh made a Gum Insaan Report on 24-10-2006, to the effect that his son Praveen and Jitendra had gone to attend the 13th day function in the house of Prakash Baghel and thereafter did not return back and he was under impression that they might have gone to the