JUDGMENT :

Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.

1. Since all the three criminal appeals and one criminal revision have arisen out of one and same judgment dated 18-8-2009 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge (FTC), Rajnandgaon in Sessions Trial No.108/2007, they have been clubbed together, heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. These three criminal appeals have been preferred by the accused/appellants under Section 374(2) of the CrPC against judgment convicting them for the offence punishable under Section 304 Part-II of the IPC and sentencing them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for seven years with fine of Rs. 500/- each, in default, to further undergo simple imprisonment for two months, whereas they have been acquitted of the charges under Sections 147, 148, 120B of the IPC and also under Section 302 of the IPC against which criminal revision has been preferred by the complainant under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the CrPC.

3. Two appellants in Cr.A.No.671/2009 namely, Fakruddin (A-1) & Nassu @ Jalaluddin (A-5); sole appellant in Cr.A.No.713/2009 namely, Yakinuddin @ Banti (A-3); and three appellants in Cr.A.No.649/2009 namely, Sainuddin (A-2), Mohammad Ka