1. - The above two appeals are jointly decided in view of the restricted contentions made by the learned counsel for the appellant. In both criminal cases the sole appellant has been convicted under Sections 377 and 354 Indian Penal Code by the learned Trial Judge. Under Section 377 Indian Penal Code, he was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for seven years and to pay a fine of Rs. 15,000/-. In default of payment of fine, he was awarded further rigorous imprisonment for one year. Under Section 354 Indian Penal Code he was awarded two years' rigorous imprisonment in each case. The substantive sentences were ordered to run concurrently. Out of the fine, Rs. 10,000/- were directed to be paid to the victims Kumari Smriti and Kumari Neelam respectively.

2. The present cases reveal hyper sex perversion of the appellant, who was a young man of 29 years at the time of occurrence. Facts of both the cases have been set out elaborately in the impugned judgments and they indicate that the appellant was serving as a Teacher in local St. Paul School at Beawar and the victims are girls of that school aged 8 to 10 years who were studying in Class IIIrd at the relevant time. The cha