JUDGMENT :

Ramesh Sinha, C.J.

1. Since the aforesaid three criminal appeals have been filed against the impugned judgment dated 12.01.2023 passed by the Second Additional Sessions Judge, Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa, in Sessions Case No.85/2021, they were clubbed & heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. Appellants-Karan Suryavanshi, Rakesh Rohidas and Raja Yadav @ Rajveer have preferred these three criminal appeals under Section 374(2) of the CrPC questioning the impugned judgment dated 12.01.2023 passed by the Second Additional Sessions Judge, Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa, in Sessions Case No.85/2021, by which they have been convicted for offence under Section 302/34 of the IPC and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and fine of Rs.5000/-, in default of payment of fine to further undergo RI for six months.

3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 7.6.2021 at 8.50 A.M. Chaitram Suryavanshi (PW-2) informed the Police Station Sargaon that his cousin Akash Ratnakar had left the house since 6.6.2021 at 11.30 P.M. whose dead body is lying in the field beside Mahant Math on 7.6.2021 at 7.30 A.M. A light blue colour cloth was tied on neck o