ORAL JUDGMENT :-

1 The appellant and two others were prosecuted on the allegation of having committed offences punishable under Section 392 of the IPC read with Section 397 IPC, 452 IPC, 342 IPC and 120B of the IPC. The appellant was the accused no.3 in the case which was tried by the Addl. Sessions Judge for Greater Mumbai. The learned Addl. Sessions Judge, by his judgment and order dated 14th October 2009 acquitted the other two accused, but convicted the appellant of offences punishable under Section 392 of the IPC r/w Section 120B of the IPC, as also in respect of the offences punishable under Section 25 of the Arms Act r/w section 3/4 thereof. The learned Addl. Sessions Judge sentenced the appellant to suffer RI for 3(three) years and to pay a fine of Rs.25,000/- with respect to the offence punishable under Section 392 IPC r/w Section 120B of the IPC, and to suffer RI for 1(one) year and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- with respect to the offence punishable under Section 25 of the Arms Act . Being aggrieved by his conviction and the sentences imposed upon him, the appellant has approached this Court by filing the present Appeal.

2 I have heard Mr.Khan Abdul Wahab, the learned c