JUDGMENT

Sunita Gupta, J. Vide this common judgment, I shall dispose of three criminal appeals bearing Crl. A.Nos. 242/2013, 244/2013 & 292/2013 which are separately filed by the appellants against the judgment dated 31st October, 2012 and order on sentence dated 29th January, 2013 vide which they were convicted under Sections 325/341/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as IPC) and were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of four years and fine of Rs.5000/- and in default, to undergo further six months simple imprisonment for offence under Section 325 IPC. All the four accused were further sentenced to undergo one month simple imprisonment for the offence under Section 341 IPC. All the sentences were to run concurrently and benefit of Section 428 Cr.P.C. was given to the appellants.

2. Prosecution case emanates from the fact that on 3rd June, 2006, PW1 Smt. Swarnlata Joshi along with her son PW3-Vineet Malik and daughter PW6-Jyoti had gone to the house of her sister at Lado Sarai. At about 8/8:30 PM, she was returning along with her son and daughter for going to her house. Her brother-in-law PW-5 Jai Prakash accompanied them to see them off.