In Brief
Jahangir Hussain and Parameshwar Lal Soni were convicted for dacoity and receiving stolen property respectively, arising from a 2000 robbery where Rs. 5 lakhs was snatched from a cash-carrying employee. Both were identified through witness testimony and recovery of stolen money. The High Court confirmed their seven-year sentences. The Supreme Court upheld the convictions based on credible identification and recovery evidence, but reduced the sentence to five years with enhanced fines of Rs. 20,000/- each, considering the 19-year lapse, absence of antecedents, and the appellants' advanced age and family circumstances.
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