JUDGMENT

Lokeshwar Singh Panta, J.—

1. Both these appeals arising out of a common judgment and order dated 26.04.2001 passed by learned Single Judge of the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur in S.B. Criminal Appeal No. 125 of 1997 [Arvind Kumar Vs. State of Rajasthan] and S. B. Criminal Misc. Petition No. 202 of 1997 [Arvind Kumar [DW-2] Vs. State of Rajasthan], were taken up and heard together and shall stand disposed of by this common judgment.

2. By the impugned order, the High Court while dismissing the appeal of Arvind Kumar [A-1] and Kanti Lal [A-3] and confirming their conviction and sentence under Sections 304B and 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [for short the “IPC”] recorded by the learned Sessions Judge, Jalore, in Sessions Case No. 25 of 1993, has set aside the conviction of Sanwal Chand [A-2], Bhanwar Lal [A-4], Chetan Lal [A-5], Popat Lal [A-6] and Smt. Bagtu [A-7] and acquitted them of the charged offences. However, S. B. Criminal Misc. Petition No. 202 of 1997 filed by Arvind Kumar Sengwa - Naib Tehsildar [DW-2] under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 praying for expunging adverse observations made by the learned Sessions Judge a