JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Mr. Manish Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners.

2. Heard Mrs. Niki Sinha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party-State.

3. The learned trial court, vide Judgment dated 09.04.2008 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Lohardaga in General Register No. 167/1987 and Trial Register No. 300/2008 (arising out of Lohardaga P.S. Case No. 61/1987), had convicted the petitioners under Sections 406, 420, 120(B) read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and had sentenced them to undergo Simple Imprisonment for three years for the offence under Section 406 of IPC; Simple Imprisonment for three years and fine of Rs. 3,000/- for the offence under Section 420 of IPC and in default of payment of fine, to undergo Simple Imprisonment for three months and Simple Imprisonment for two years for the offence under Section 120(B) of IPC and all the sentenced were directed to run concurrently.

4. The petitioners preferred Criminal Appeal No. 09/2008 and Criminal Appeal No.10/2008 respectively against the Judgment of the learned trial court and the learned Sessions Judge, Lohardaga, vide Judgment dated 08.09.2008, dismissed the