1. These appeals are by accused Nos. 5, 1, 9, 2 and 3 respectively against the convictions and sentences passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Nagercoil in Sessions Case No. 29 of 1953. These accused along with ten others were tried by the lower court for offences under S. 120B, 489A to d and 201 I.P.C. All the 15 accused persons were said to have engaged themselves in a criminal conspiracy with the object of counterfeiting 100 rupee currency notes and trafficking in them. It was stated that in pursuance of this conspiracy the 1st accused approached one Kumaran Pachan of Muttathura in Trivandrum who had in his possession some blocks for counterfeiting 100 rupee notes. These blocks were said to have been made by one N.S. Nair of Trivandrum, an expert photographer and artist who had entrusted them to the said Pachan in June or July 1951. Pachan sold these blocks to the 1st accused for Rs.50. About the third week of September 1951, accused 1, 2,3 and 5 were said to have collected all the materials and implements necessary for counterfeiting 100 rupee currency notes at the house of the 2nd accused at Kalliyoor. The 4th accused a carpenter and block-maker was called in and a