GIRISH CHANDRA GUPTA, J. :- These three appeals are directed against a judgment dated 18th April 2002 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Suri, Birbhum, in Sessions Trial No. 3/May 1992 arising out of Sessions Case No. 47 of 1984 convicting the appellants under Sections 148, 302, 436, 326 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code and an order passed on the same day by which the accused Buddik Sheikh, Sadek Sheikh, Ruli Sheikh and Kabir Sheikh were convicted and sentenced to suffer life imprisonment as also to pay a fine of Rs. 5000/-, in default to suffer further imprisonment for a year and the rest of the appellants were convicted and sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life as also to pay a fine of Rs. 5000/- in default to suffer imprisonment for one year for the offence punishable under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the IPC. The accused Maddin Seikh was convicted and sentenced to suffer 10 years imprisonment as also to pay a fine of Rs. 1000/-, in default to suffer further imprisonment for three months for the offences punishable under Section 436 simpliciter. The rest of the appellants were however convicted and sentenced to suffer identical punishment f