JUDGMENT

1. Present Criminal Appeal under section 374 of Code of Criminal Procedure,1973 (in short 'Cr.P.C' ) has been preferred against the judgment dated 16/10/1999 passed by the 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Khargone (West Nimad) in Sessions trial no. 205/1997, whereby, the appellants have been convicted for the offence under sections 363 and 366 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( for shot' IPC') and sentenced to undergo five years RI with fine of Rs. 100/- on each count with usual default stipulation under each section.

2. Prosecution case in short is that on 01/12/1996, complainant Kalabai lodged FIR at police station- Mengaon stating that his minor daughter/prosecutrix was missing from home. She searched her everywhere, but in vain. On the basis of which, the police registered missing person report no. 11/1996. During investigation, the police recovered the prosecutrix from the possession of Kishanlal. She disclosed that the accused person abducted and took her to Jodhapur and kept in the house of Kishanlal. Accordingly, offence under sections 363 and 366 of IPC was registered against the accused persons. The prosecutrix was sent for medical examination. After completion of investig