1. Sanjiv Khanna, J. These four appeals by Puran @ Shankar, Dharmender @ Dharmu, Rani @ Manju, Satyawan Katheria and Reshma, arise out of a common judgment dated 3rd April, 2012 by which the appellants have been convicted under Sections 343, 364A, 365 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC, for short). The appellants have also been convicted under Section 120B IPC. By order of sentence dated 11th April, 2012, they have been sentenced as under:

(1) Section 343IPCSimple imprisonment for one year and fine of Rs. 2,000/-, and in default of the payment of fine, each appellant will undergo simple imprisonment for two months.

(2) Section 364A IPCRigorous imprisonment for life and fine of Rs.10,000/- and in default of payment of fine, simple imprisonment for two years.

(3) Section 365 IPCRigorous imprisonment for five years and fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default of payment of fine, simple imprisonment for a period of one year.

(4) Section 120B IPCRigorous imprisonment for three years and fine of Rs.3000/-and in default of payment of fine simple imprisonment for a period of six months. Section 428 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is applicable.

2. The prosecution version which