Mr. Mohammad Rafiq, J.

1. These four appeals, bearing D.B. Criminal Appeals No. 590/2015, 630/2015, 704/2015 and 828/2015, have been preferred by five accused-appellants, namely, Kalawati, Madanlal, Raju @ Rajendra and Mohan Lal and Ram Singh, who have been convicted by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Chhabra, District Baran (for short, ‘the trial court’), vide judgment dated 07.07.2015 in Sessions Case No. 98/2015 (old Sessions Case no. 272/2002), for offence under Sections 147, 323/149, 324/149, 325/149, 326/149, 307/149 and 302/149 of the Indian Penal Code. All above accused-appellants have been sentenced as under:-

Conviction	Sentence
Under Section 147 IPC	One year simple imprisonment with fine of Rs.500/-, and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo one month’s additional simple imprisonment
Section 323/149 IPC	Three months simple imprisonment with fine of Rs.500/-, and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo one month’s additional simple imprisonment
Under Section 324/149 IPC	One year simple imprisonment with fine of Rs.1000/-, and in default of fine, to further undergo three months additional simple imprisonment
Under Section 325/149 IPC	Three years simple imprisonment with fine of Rs.2000/-, and in default of payment of fine, to further six months additional simple imprisonment
Under Section 326/149 IPC	Four years rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs.5000/-, and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo one year’s additional simple imprisonment
Under Section 307/149 IPC	Seven years rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs.7000/-, and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo two years additional simple imprisonment
Under Section 302/149 IPC	Life imprisonment with fine of Rs.10,000/-, and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo one year’s additional simple imprisonment

2. Genesis of these appeals against judgment dated 07.07.2015 lies in the incident which took place in the night intervening 11.04.1999 and 12.04.1999, in which Mohan Lal, Ram Ratan and Rampal were murdered and Chhotulal, father of latter two, and three ladies, namely, Kailash Bai, Ramdhani Bai and Kastoori Bai received injuries. Total twelve persons, namely, Mohanlal, Raju @ Rajendra, Bajrang Lal, Chaturbhuj, Ram Singh, Ramdayal, Kalawati, Mandanlal, Hansraj, Heera Lal, Phool Chand and Prem, were named as accused in the written report submitted by injured Chhotulal but the police filed charge-sheet against only nine accused. Phool Chand and Prem, both sons of Gopilal, have not been apprehended yet. Accused Heera Lal was apprehended on 12.03.2011 and he was thereafter tried separately. Trial proceeded against remaining eight accused, namely Mohan Lal, Raju @ Rajendra, Bajrang Lal, Chaturbhuj, Ram Singh, Ramdayal, Kalawati and Madanlal. Prosecution examined 28 witnesses upto 30.11.2004 against eight accused, except Hansraj. Then Hansraj was apprehended on 01.09.2004. Supplementary charge-sheet against him was filed on 14.02.2005. The trial Court ordered his joining in the main case and thus he too was added as accused therein on 14.02.2005. By then already statements of 28 prosecution witnesses were recorded. The trial court, after framing charges against Hansraj, again examined 30 witnesses. Evidence recorded against original eight accused remained intact. The trial court, instead of giving two separate judgments, taking into account 28 witnesses examined in presence of eight accused charged on 04.11.2003, gave a common judgment dated 27.09.2007 whereby it convicted and sentenced six accused for offences under Sections 147, 323/149, 324/149, 325/149, 326/149 and 302/149 of the IPC, and acquitted three accused.

3. Aggrieved by the said judgment