JUDGMENT :

ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY, J.

1. Heard Mr. Pankaj Srivastava, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners in both the cases alongwith Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate.

2. Heard Mr. Bishwambhar Shastri, A.P.P. and Mr. Tapas Roy, A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the Opposite Party-State in their respective cases.

3. Both these criminal revision applications are directed against the Judgment dated 03.02.2012 passed by the learned Sessions Judge-III, Hazaribag in Criminal Appeal No. 83 of 2011 whereby and whereunder the learned appellate court dismissed the criminal appeal confirming the conviction of the petitioner-Krisna Kant Kuswaha under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and also confirming the conviction of the petitioner-Mundrika Devi under Sections 420 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code, but modified and reduced their respective sentences to the period already undergone by them in custody provided that they would pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/- each, in addition to the amount deposited by the investing parties.

4. The learned trial court, vid