JUDGMENT

B.A.Patil, J. - Criminal Appeal No.100169/2017 has been preferred by the appellants - accused Nos.2 and 3, Criminal Appeal No.838/2017 has been filed by appellant - accused No.4 and Criminal Appeal No.100247/2017 has been filed by the appellant - accused No.1, challenging the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by the learned II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Haveri, sitting at Ranebennur in S.C. No.67/2011 dated 25.04.2017.

2. We have heard Smt.Vijetha R. Naik for Sri.Basavaraj J. for the appellant-accused No.2 by virtual hearing so also heard Sri.Basavaraj J. for appellant- accused No.2, Sri.H.M.Dharigond for appellant-accused No.3, Sri.M.H.Patil for appellant-accused No.4 and Sri.Basavaraj S.Satannavar for appellant-accused No.1, who are present before the Court. We have also heard the learned Additional S.P.P. Sri.V.M.Banakar for the respondent-State.

3. The genesis of the case of the prosecution in brief is that accused No.4-Bhavya contacted the victim- Mallikarjuna Dyamaller over his mobile phone, who was known to her and asked him to come near Mruthyunjaya Kalyana Mantap, Ranebennur on 04.06.2011 in the afternoon. When the victim came to the