Sunil Kumar Garg, J.-The above appeals being No. 136/99, 133/99 & 169/99 and the State appeal No. 326/99 are being decided by this common Judgment as they all have been preferred against the Judgment dated 8.2.1999 and order of sentence dated 9.2.1999 passed by the learned Special Judge, SC /ST Cases, Sri Ganganagar in Sessions Case No. 8/98.

2. By the said Judgment dated 8.2.1999, the learned Special Judge acquitted accused respondents Hanuman Prasad and Parmanand of the charges for the offence under Sections 363, 366, 342 and 376 (2)(g) IPC; accused respondents Jethu Singh of the charges for the offence under Sections 363, 366, 342, 376(2)(g) IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘SC/ST Act’); accused respondent Sanjay Kumar of the charges for the offence under Sections 363, 366, 342,376(2)(g), 376(2)(g) IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of SC /ST Act; and accused respondent Gaurav Kumar Ganga of the charges for the offence under Sections 363, 366, 342, 376 (2)(g) IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of SC /ST Act. By the said Judgment dated 8.2.1999, the learned Special Judge also acquitted acc