Hon'ble RAFIQ, J.—All these appeals arise out of the common first information report being FIR No.343/1996 registered with Police Station Jawahar Nagar, Jaipur for offence u/Ss.307, 332, 353, 365, 395, 397, 324 IPC and Sections 3/25 and 4/25 of the Arms Act leading to conviction of the appellants in two separate trials. While first three of these appeals namely; D.B. Criminal Appeals No.709/2008, 634/2008 & 800/2008 are directed against the common judgment dated 31/05/2008 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track) No.2, Jaipur City, Jaipur in Sessions Case No.112/2001, fourth D.B. Criminal Appeal No.448/2011 is directed against the judgment dated 24/07/2008 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track) No.2, Jaipur City, Jaipur in Sessions Case No.48/2008 whereby, the accused-appellants were convicted and sentenced for the alleged offences, as under:-

(a) All the accused-appellants were convicted for offence u/S.395 IPC and were sentenced to life imprisonment alongwith fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default thereof, each one of them was sentenced to further undergo simple imprisonment for six months, convicted for offence u/S.332/149 IPC and