Amit Talukdar, J.

1. ABLUTIONS over, she was preparing to repair for the night when death claimed her in some horrendous circumstances.

2. SINCE her Father-in Law, P.W.2, Bishnupada Dutta grew restive on account of her non-arrival from the pond of Lakhpukur, where she had gone to wash herself, he set on a search along with some co-villagers. The same yielded to the discovery of her mortal remains in a dishevelled condition under a wood apple tree in the vicinity of the said pond with injuries. It is the cause of such death, circumstances leading to it and the role played by these two appellants in the commission of the same, is required to be tracked by us in this appeal so as to appreciate the impact of the finding of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Second Court, Burdwan in Sessions Trial No.7 of 2007 arrived at on 29.01.2008 whereby the appellants (both the appeals being heard analogously, are being disposed of by this common judgment and the appellant Dilip Kumar Dey @ Dilip @ Dilu in C.R.A. No. 141 of 2008 is referred to as 'A-1' whereas appellant in C.R.A. No. 214 of 2008 Shristidhar Roy @ Bhombal @ Hambul is referred to as 'A- 2') were sentenced to suffer impris