JUDGMENT :

VIBHA KANKANWADI, J.

1. Original accused nos. 1, 3 and 4 [appellants in Criminal Appeal No. 572 of 2016] and original accused no. 5 [appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 581 of 2016] are hereby invoking Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure [Cr.P.C.] thereby taking exception to the judgment and order of conviction passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-1, Jalna dated 17.08.2016 in Session Case No. 66 of 2014, convicting them as under:

(1) Accused No. 3) Chagan alias Rushi Rama Jadhav is hereby held guilty under Section 235(2) of Cr.P.C. for commission of offence u.s. 302 of IP Code, and he is sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.5000/- I.D. of payment of fine to suffer simple imprisonment for Six months.

(2) Accused No. 1) Rama S/o Abaji Jadhav, No. 4) Jyoti Rama Jadhav and No. 5) Rani W/o Chagan @ Rushi Jadhav, are hereby held guilty under Section 235(2) of Cr.P.C. for commission of offence u.s. 323 of I.P. Code and they are sentenced to suffer Simple Imprisonment for One year and to pay fine of Rs.500/- each I.D. of payment of fine to suffer Simple Imprisonment for three months. They shall surrender their bail bonds.

(3) Accused