1. Both these appeals are directed against judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 29.12.2015 passed by Special Judge, CBI Court, Alipore, South 24 Parganas in Special Case No.12/12 (Barasat) arising out of Rajarhat P.S. case No.194 dated 15.6.2002 convicting the appellants for commission of offence punishable under sections 120B/259/489C of Indian Penal Code and sentencing them to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three years each and to pay a fine of Rs.20,000/- each in default to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for six months each for offence punishable under section 120B of I.P.C., to suffer rigorous imprisonment for seven years each and to pay a fine of Rs.1,00,000/-each in default to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for one year each for the offence punishable under section 259 I.P.C. and to suffer rigorous imprisonment for seven years each and to pay a fine of Rs.1,00,000/- each in default to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year each for the offence punishable under section 489C of I.P.C. All the sentences are to run concurrently.

2. Prosecution case, as alleged, against the appellants is to the effect that on 15.6.2002 Ashoke Singha Roy (P.