Judgment

K. JAYACHANDRA REDDY, J.:- These three appeals are filed against the judgment of Court of Judicial Commissioner, Goa, Daman and Diu, Panaji. The three appellants (original accused Nos. 1, 3 and 5) before us along with Narayan alias Ulhas Shantaram Dessai (A-2) and one absconding accused A. L. Fernandes (A-4) were tried for offences punishable under Sections 467, 468, 471, 491, 420, 381 and 204 read with Section 120-B IPC. The case against A-4 was separated. The learned Additional Sessions Judge, Panaji found all the four guilty and convicted and sentenced each of them to undergo two years R.I. for each of the offences and to pay a total fine of Rs. 1,000/- in default of payment of which to undergo further R.I. for three months. The sentences were directed to run concurrently. All the four convicted accused preferred three separate appeals in the Court of Judicial Commissioner. The learned Judicial Commissioner acquitted Narayan, A-2 and confirmed the convictions and sentences passed against the remaining three accused namely the appellants before us. Ashok Datta Naik, A-1 has filed Criminal Appeal No. 268/ 81, Aniceto Lobo A-5 has filed Criminal Appeal No. 267 / 81 and Chan