SANJIV KHANNA, J.

1. The appellant-Chandrakant Jha has filed three appeals impugning three separate judgments, all dated 24th January, 2013, convicting him for offences under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code,1860 (IPC for short). These convictions arise from the charge-sheets filed in FIR No.609/2006 dated 20th October, 2006; FIR No.243/2007 dated 25th April, 2007 and FIR No.279/2007 dated 18th May, 2007 recorded at the Police Station Hari Nagar after headless torsos of unknown persons were found packed in a gunny bag/carton outside the Central Jail, Tihar, Delhi on three separate dates when the FIRs were registered, i.e., on 20th October, 2006, 25th April, 2007 and 18th May, 2007.

2. The following table gives details of the FIRs, name of the victims/deceased, orders on sentence and the punishment imposed; criminal appeal numbers preferred by Chandrakant Jha, and the death references preferred by the State:-

FIR No. Name of the victim/deceased Order on sentence date Sentence Imposed Criminal Appeal No.

609/2006 Anil Mandal @ Amit 6/2/2013 Death Sentence and fine of Rs.10,000/- for the offence under Section 302 IPC and in default, simple imprisonment for