his stomach. A-1 hit her daughter’s head with an iron rod and A-2 hit her with a ‘Bhisoli’ on her head. Thereafter, the appellants demanded key of the almirah or else they would kill her. Due to fear, she handed over the key of the almirah to A-1; he opened it and removed two packets of currency notes of 50 denomination and two packets of 10 denomination and one black colour purse containing `4,000/- and certain visiting cards. After removing the cash, the appellants took them to another bedroom and gave beatings mercilessly. Thereafter, the appellants went towards the roof after confining them inside the bedroom. On their raising alarm, many public persons gathered outside the house. The appellants closed the door of the staircase from inside while fleeing. Certain individuals entered their room from the balcony and opened it; they were brought out. In the meantime, her husband Tarsem Bansal arrived at the spot and took them to Balaji Hospital; from there, they were referred to Apollo Hospital at 02.00 a.m. Gaurav was referred to Ganga Ram Hospital. Her statement (Ex.PW-4/A) was recorded by the police. The witness identified various articles and the weapons recovered at the spot. In the crossexamination, she informed about the arrest of the appellants at the spot. She denied if the injuries suffered by her were due to fall. She further denied that the accused persons were falsely implicated due to non-payment of their legal dues.
