D.N.Upadhyay, J. Heard the learned counsel for the appellants and the learned Counsel for the State in all these cases. Swapan Kumar Jha,Appellant in Criminal Appeal 669 of 2010, Amarendra Kumar Sharma @ Vickey, Appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 905 of 2010 and Rockey Dutta, Appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 779 of 2010 have been referred to hereinafter as appellants no. 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

These appeals have been directed against the judgment of conviction and sentence dated 1.7.2010 and 7.7.2010 passed by the Addl. Sessions Judge, FTC III, Dhanbad, in Sessions Trial No.88 of 2009 whereby all the appellants have been held guilty for the offences punishable under sections 364A/302/201/34 of the Indian Penal Code and accordingly appellants no.2 and 3 have been sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.10,000/-(rupees ten thousand) each and in default of payment, to undergo further imprisonment for six months. Appellant No. 1 Swapan Kumar Jha has been awarded death sentence for the offence punishable under section 364A/302 IPC subject to confirmation of the order of conviction and sentence by the High Court. Besides above, all the three appellants