JUDGMENT

K K Sonawane, J. - These appeals are preferred by the appellants-accused under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.) to agitate the validity and legality of the impugned Judgment and order of their conviction under Sections 376, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and resultant sentence imposed on them by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Shrirampur, District Ahmednagar in Sessions Case No. 75 of 1994 dated 13-03-2002. The appellants were sentence to suffer rigorous imprisonment for ten years and to pay a fine of Rs. 5000/- each in default to suffer further simple imprisonment for three months for the offence punishable under Section 376 read with section 34 of IPC. They are also sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for six months for the offence punishable under Section 506 read with section 34 of the IPC. These sentences shall run concurrently.

2. Both these allied appeals are dealt with together for its adjudication on merit by this common Judgment as these appeals are arising from one and the same Judgment and order of conviction and resultant sentence rendered by Additional Sessions Judge in Sessions Case No. 75 of 1994.