M.R. Verma, J.:—Since all these petitions arise out of the same FIR No. 97 of 2002 dated 19.7.2002 under Sections 302, 147, 148, 149, 201 IPC registered at Police Station, Theog, therefore, these are being disposed of by this common order.

2. The case of the prosecution against the accused/petitioners (hereafter referred to as the accused persons) is that on 19.7.2002 at about 6.30 p.m. at Bag, Ramesh Heta (since deceased and hereafter referred to as the deceased) was caught hold by the accused persons and their co-accused Savitri and Bimla pelted stones at him. In the meanwhile, Bhupender, cinother co-accused named in the FIR, inflicted a Drat blow to the deceased on the back portion of his neck while proclaiming that he would be done to death there and then. After inflicting the injury with the aforesaid blow to the deceased, said Bhupender while carrying the Drat bolted away and the accused persons and co-accused Savitri and Bimla also ran towards their house. As a consequence of the Drat blow the deceased fell down. The occurrence was witnessed by Mohan Lai and in the meanwhile Sher Singh also came on the spot. When the injured was being removed to the Civil Hospital, T