JUDGMENT :

T.V. NALAWADE, J.

1. The proceedings are filed either against the decision of R.C.C. No. 92/1996 (original proceeding) or against the decision given in appeals which were filed to challenge the decision of conviction given in R.C.C. No. 92/1996 by the Trial Court. R.C.C. No. 92/06 was filed by the State in C.R. No. 123/1992 which was registered in Dhule Police Station for the offence punishable under sections 409, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 471-A, 477-A, r/w. 34 of INDIAN PENAL CODE (hereinafter referred to as ‘I.P.C.’ for short). The Trial Court convicted accused Nos. 1 to 3 of this case by the judgment and order dated 21.8.2001 for the offences punishable under sections 420 r/w. 34 of INDIAN PENAL CODE . Each of the three accused was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three years and to pay fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default of payment of fine, they were to undergo, simple imprisonment for six months. These three accused were convicted for the offence punishable under section 465 r/w. 34 of I.P.C. also and under that section, each of them was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year. They were acquitted of the remaining offences. When seven accused were tried, the remaining accused, except the aforesaid three, were acquitted by the Trial Court of all the offences. Accused Nos. 1 and 3 filed Criminal Appeal No. 17/2000 in Sessions Court, Dhule. By the decision dated 18.6.2008 the learned Sessions Judge allowed this appeal partly of accused No. 1. The decision of conviction given for the offence punishable under section 420 of I.P.C. against accused No. 1 was set aside by the Sessions Court and accused No. 1 came to be convicted for the offence punishable under section 417 of I.P.C. The first appellate Court has convicted accused No. 1 for this offence and he is sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay fine of Rs.5,000/-. The conviction given for the offence punishable under section 465 r/w. 34 of I.P.C. against accused No. 1 is maintained by the learned Sessions Judge. Accused No. 3 is acquitted of all the offences by the first appellate Court. Accused No. 2 had filed separate appeal No. 21/2001 to challenge the decision of conviction given against him by the Trial Court. That appeal is also partly allowed by the learned Sessions Judge by the common judgment dated 18.6.2008. The conviction given for the offence punishable under section 420 r/w. 34 of I.P.C. to this accused is also set aside and he is convicted for the offence punishable under section 417 r/w. 34 of I.P.C. Similar sentence is given to him which is given to accused No. 1. The conviction given to him for the offence punishable under section 465 r/w. 34 of I.P.C. by the Trial Court is confirmed by the first appellate Court. Due to this decision of Sessions Court, the State has filed Criminal Appeal No. 55/2009 and 56/2009 in this Court. As accused Nos. 1 and 2 are convicted by the Trial Court and first appellate Court, they have filed Criminal Revision Nos. 145/2008 and 146/2008. As the Trial Court had acquitted accused nos. 4 to 7 of all the offences State has filed Criminal Appeal No. 430/2001 against that decision in this Court. The proceedings are filed as per the procedure which was in existence at the relevant time before the amendment of the CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE (hereinafter referred to as ‘Cr.P.C.’ for short). All the sides are heard in all the proceedings.

2. In short, the facts leading to the institution of the aforesaid proceedings can be state