JUDGMENT

1. The present common judgment will dispose of the above four connected appeals. All the accused/Appellants were convicted by the trial court under Sections 302 read with Section 34, IPC; the Appellant Savita, in addition, was convicted under Section 203 IPC.

2. The case of the prosecution in brief is that on receipt of DD No. 38A at about 2:24 AM on the night intervening of 02-03.12.1994, SI Sardar Singh reached at H. No.29/156, West Patel Nagar and found Manoj Girotra (the deceased) son of Jagdish Rai lying on the floor in a pool of blood in the first floor drawing room; blood was scattered on the floor, on the pillow and bed sheet. There were number of knife blows on the deceased's body. The bedroom almirahs were open, empty jewellery boxes were also lying on the ground. SI Sardar Singh recorded the statement of the wife of deceased Manoj (hereafter "Savita") who was present at the spot. She disclosed that she along with her husband was watching the film "Burning Train" on TV and at about 1:30 AM, after the film got over they were conversing in their room on the first floor. Someone knocked the door; Manoj opened the door and three persons armed with knives entered