JUDGMENT :

M.R. Shah, J.

All these appeals are interlinked, and as such, arise out of the impugned judgment of the Division Bench of the Bombay High Court dated 22.03.2007 passed in Confirmation Case No.2 of 2006 along with Criminal Appeal No. 590 of 2006, and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

1.1 By the impugned judgment, a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court has disposed of the Reference made by the learned 3rd Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Nashik (hereinafter referred to as the 'Sessions Court') under Section 366 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Code') for confirmation of the death sentence.

1.2 The Sessions Court by judgment and order dated 12.06.2006 in Sessions Case No. 43/2004 convicted in all six accused - original accused nos. 1 to 6 for the offences punishable under Sections 395, 302 read with 34 of the IPC, Section 376 (2)(g), Section 307 read with Section 34 of the IPC, Sections 396, 397 and 398 of the IPC.

1.3 The learned Sessions Court sentenced all the accused to death for the offences punishable under Secti