G. S. Sistani, J.

1. All the present six appeals are set down together for final hearing and disposal. The aforesaid five appeals filed by the appellants convicted by the trial Court and one appeal filed by the State against the acquittal of the respondent Mukul Yadav, were heard together, as they arise out of a common judgment and hence, are being disposed of by a common judgment.

2. Present five appeals being Crl.A.No.1422/2010, 27/2011, 58/2011, 1240/2011 and 1384/2013 have been filed under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by the appellants and are directed against the judgment dated 20.10.2010 and order on sentence dated 27.10.2010 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge in Sessions Case No. 79/2008 convicting the appellants under Section 120-B and Section 364-A of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced them to imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 25,000/- for each offence and in default of payment of fine the appellants shall further undergo simple imprisonment for a period of six months. It was further ordered that the sentence of imprisonment imposed herein above shall run concurrently.

3. The facts, as