Order:- These petitions are filed by the two accused who were convicted for counterfeiting of currency notes and other allied offences. Cri. M. P. 966/77 is by the 14th accused in S.C. 29 of 1975 of the Court of Session, Trichur. The conviction and sentence passed against the petitioner were confirmed by this Court in Cri. A. 31/76. There was another case against the same person - S. C. 60 of 1975 - wherein also he was convicted. The conviction and sentence were confirmed by this Court in Cri. A. 121/76. There were similar convictions and sentences in the above two cases against the petitioner in Cri. M. P. 967/77. The conviction and sentence in S.C. 29/75 were confirmed in Cri. A. 29/76 and the conviction, and sentence in S.C. 60/75 were confirmed in Cri. A. 120/76 Cri. A. 120 and 121/76 were disposed of by this Court on 5th July, 1977 while Cri. A. Nos. 29 and 31/76 were disposed of on 18th August, 1977. In the present petitions filed under S. 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners pray that the inherent jurisdiction of this Court be invoked and an order passed under S. 427 Cr. P. C. directing the sentences in the two eases to run concurrently.

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