M.S. SONAK, J.

1. In all these appeals instituted under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1974 (Cr.P.C.), the appellants challenge the common Judgment and Order in Sessions Case No.50/2009 made by the learned Sessions Judge, North Goa, at Panaji, convicting the Appellants for the offences punishable under Sections 365, 302, 394 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code, read with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentencing them, inter alia, to undergo Life Imprisonment. The operative portion of the impugned Judgment and Order reads as follows :

“Accused No.1, 2, 3 and 4 who are found guilty for committing the offence under Section 365 r/w. 120-B of IPC of criminal conspiracy and in furtherance of it abducting deceased Sudan Dabhale and wrongfully confining him are hereby sentenced to suffer imprisonment for a term of 7 years respectively/individually and to pay fine of Rs. 10,000/- each and in default to undergo 6 months Simple Imprisonment.

Similarly, accused no.1, 2, 3 and 4 who are found guilty for the offence of murder of Sudan Dabhale under Section 302 r/2. 120-B of IPC, under the criminal conspiracy, are hereby sentenced to suffer imprisonment for l