J.N. PATEL, J.:---The appellants have challenged their conviction and sentence passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Chandrapur, vide judgment and order dated 18-3-1997, under which the appellant Chakrapani, Ashok, Wasudeo and Babu alias Prabhakar came to be convicted for having committed offences under section 395 read with section 398 I.P.C. and were sentenced to suffer R.I. for 7 years and to pay fine of Rs. 5,000/- in default to suffer R.I. for one year. Appellant Rajababu and Mallesh came to be convicted for having committed an offence punishable under section 411 of I.P.C. and were sentenced to suffer R.I. for two years each. They came to be acquitted of the charge under section 395 read with section 398 I.P.C. One of the co-accused in the case namely Laxman was acquitted of all the charges.

2. Appellants Rajababu s/o Buchayya Adluri and Mallesh s/o Ankush Gundetti have filed Criminal Appeal No. 102 of 1997, appellant Wasudeo s/o Vyankuji Kohapare, has filed Criminal Appeal No. 144 of 1997, appellant Chakrapani s/o Laxman Siddhala has filed Criminal Appeal No. 165 of 1997 and appellants Ashok s/o Bhumayya Kudali and Babu alias Prabhakar s/o Rajyellayya Buka have filed