JUDGMENT :

Both the appeals are directed against the common judgment of conviction and order of sentence and accordingly both the appeals are heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. Heard learned counsels appearing on behalf of the appellants and the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the State in their respective cases.

3. Both the appeals are directed against the judgment of conviction dated 15th December, 2011 and order of sentence dated 20th December, 2011 passed by the Court of learned Additional Judicial commissioner-I, Khunti (Ranchi) in S.T. Case No. 651 of 2005/S.T. Case No. 102 of 2006, whereby the appellants have been charged for the offence punishable under Section 498-A and 304-B of the Indian Penal Code but convicted for the offence punishable under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code with rigorous imprisonment for five years and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) each and in case of default of payment of fine further directed to undergo simple Imprisonment for four months.

4. The prosecution story arose in the wake of the fardbeyan of Krishna Sahu, P.W.-4 which was recorded by S.I. Nageshwar Prasad Singh of Khunti P.S. o