P.K.Deb, J.

1. All the four appeals have been heard analogously and are going to be disposed of at a time as all the four appeals have arisen out of the same and common judgment of conviction passed by Shri Jiwan Tigga 7th Additional Sessions Judge, Palamau at Daltonganj, in Sessions Trial No. 512 of 1988 convicting all the eight accused appellants under Sec. 395 of the Indian Penal Code and the accused appellant Baldeo Singh [Criminal Appeal No. 19/90 (R)] and accused appellants Rajdeo Singh, Prabhu Singh, Birbal Singh, Sunil Singh alias Dhirendra Singh [Criminal Appeal No. 340 of 1989(R)] and accused appellant Bikrama Singh [Criminal Appeal No. 342 of 1989(R)] have further been convicted under Section 412 of the Indian Penal Code and they have been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life under Sec. 395 of the Indian Penal Code and above six accused appellants have been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten years under Sec. 412 of the Indian Penal Code. All the sentences have been ordered to run concurrently.

2. A road robbery was alleged to be committed on 15-2-1988 at 9-15 a. m. at village Ramkanda Nawadah Road in Harhi Jungle within Chainpur pol