JUDGMENT :

Sanjay K. Agrawal, J

(1) Regard being had to the similitude of the questions of fact and law involved; these batch of appeals are clubbed together being arising out of a common judgment dated 05.02.2013, passed in Sessions Trial No.10 of 2012 (State of Chhattisgarh vs. Ravishankar and 03 others), by the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Mungeli and they have been heard analogously and are being disposed off by this common judgment.

(2) Criminal Appeal No. 194 /201 3 has been filed by the appellants, namely, Ravishankar (A-1) and Umend Prasad Dhrutlahre (A-2) under Section 374(2) of Cr.P.C. questioning the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 05.02.2013, whereby they have been convicted and sentenced as under:

Conviction Sentence

U/s. 302/34 of IPC R.I. for life with fine of Rs.1,000/- each and, in default of fine, additional R.I. for 01 year each.

U/s. 120-B of IPC R.I. for life with fine of Rs.1,000/- each and, in default of fine, additional R.I. for 01 year each.

U/s. 201 of IPC R.I. for 03 years with fine of Rs.500/- each and, in default of fine, additional R.I. for 06 months each.

(3) Criminal Appeal No.232 of 2013 has been filed by the ap