JUDGMENT :

C. PRAVEEN KUMAR, J.

1. The Criminal Appeal No. 520 of 2015 is filed by Accused Nos. 3 and 4; Criminal Appeal No. 681 of 2015 is filed by Accused No. 2, while Criminal Appeal No. 229 of 2022 is filed by Accused No. 1. As these appeals are arising out of Judgment, dated 23.03.2015, in Sessions Case No. 297 of 2012, the same are disposed of by this Common Judgment.

2. Originally, Accused No. 1 to 4 were tried for the offences punishable under Section 302, 379, 201 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code [‘I.P.C.’]. By its Judgment, dated 23.03.2015, the learned Sessions Judge convicted the Appellants herein for the offence punishable under Sections 302 Indian Penal Code [‘I.P.C’] and sentenced them to suffer rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs. 10,000/- each in default to undergo simple imprisonment for six months each. They were further convicted for the offence punishable under Section 201 I.P.C. and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years each and to pay a fine of Rs. 3,000/- each in default to undergo simple imprisonment for one month each. All the accused were further convicted under Section 379 I.P.C. and sentenced to suffer