JUDGMENT :

A.C. Rao, J.

1. The Criminal Appeal No. 582 of 2015 is filed at the instance of original accused Nos. 1, 5, 6 and 7 questioning the legality and validity of the judgment and order of the conviction passed by the Sessions Judge, Jamnagar dated 25.3.2015 in Sessions Case No. 132 of 2009 with Sessions Case No. 59 of 2010. The appellants are convicted for the offence under Section 302 read with Sections 120B, 34 and 114 of Indian Penal Code ["IPC" for short] and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment with fine of Rs. 1,000/-; in default of fine, to undergo further simple imprisonment for 7 days. The appellants are further convicted for the offence punishable under Sections 364, 365, 34 and 114 of IPC and sentenced to undergo 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs. 1,000/-; in default, to further undergo simple imprisonment for 7 days. The appellants are also convicted for the offence punishable under Section 201 of IPC and sentenced to undergo 2 years of rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs. 500/-; in default of making payment of fine, to further undergo simple imprisonment for 3 days. There is no separate punishment imposed for the offence under Section 365 of IPC.

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