JUDGMENT

1. By way of the present appeal, the appellant seeks to assail the judgement of conviction dated 20.05.2024 vide which he has been convicted for offences punishable under Sections 392/397/411/34 IPC and order on sentence dated 06.07.2024 vide which he has been directed to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 3 years for the offence punishable under Sections 392/34 IPC alongwith payment of fine of Rs.5,000/- in default whereof, he was directed to further undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 60 days; rigorous imprisonment for a period of 7 years for the offence punishable under Sections 397 IPC and rigorous imprisonment for a period of 1 year for the offence punishable under Sections 411 IPC alongwith payment of fine of Rs.5,000/- in default whereof, he was directed to further undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 60 days. The benefitof Section 428 Cr.P.C. has also been provided to the appellant and all the sentences were directed to run concurrently.

2. The present FIR came to be registered on the complaint of one Naveen (PW4) alleging that on 29.04.2019 at about 7:45 P.M., when he was returning home on his motorcycle, while he stopped to receive a call,