ARUN KUMAR, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned counsel for the State as well as learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.

2. All the four appeals, under Section 374(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Code’), have been preferred by the abovenamed appellants against the judgment of conviction as well as order of sentence dated 08.05.2013 and 16.05.2013 respectively passed by Mr. Shailesh Sharan Shrivastav, Additional Sessions Judge-I, Bhojpur at Arrah in Sessions Trial Nos. 190 of 2010, 89 of 2010, 348 of 2009 and 280 of 2010 disposed of by the common judgment. As all the aforesaid appeals arise out of the common judgment and sentence, so these are being disposed of by this common judgment.

3. The prosecution case is based on the information given at 8:00 P.M. on 12.08.2008 by Dinesh Kumar (PW-8), the informant of the case. Fardbeyan was recorded near Kanhi Bridge. As per Fardbeyan, informant Dinesh Kumar (PW-8) along with his younger brother Dhanesh Sah and co-villager Talkeshwar Yadav on same day at 11:00 A.M. left village Bathani Tola of village Barki Kharaun for going to Sahar Block by the motorcycle of Ta