JUDGMENT :

SANJAY K. AGRAWAL, J.

1. Since both the above criminal appeals have arisen out of one and same judgment dated 19-2-2015 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Baikunthpur in Sessions Trial No. 70/2014 and since common question of fact and law is involved in both the appeals, they have been clubbed together, heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. These two criminal appeals have been preferred by the accused/appellants under Section 374(2) of the Cr.P.C. against the impugned judgment convicting them for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 120B of the IPC and sentencing them to undergo imprisonment for life with fine of Rs. 1,000/- each, in default, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years on both counts.

3. Appellant in Cr. Appeal No. 920/2015 namely, Mahendra Rajwade (A-1) and appellant in Cr. Appeal No. 340/2015 namely, Dhansai @ Giri (A-2) have assailed their conviction for offences under Sections 302 and 120B of the IPC by way of these appeals.

4. The two appellants were charged by the trial Court for offences under Sections 302, 201, 506 Part-II and 120B read with Section 34 of the IPC and by the impugned judgment, they