LINGARAJA RATH, J.

( 1 ) THIS is an application under S. 482, Cr. P. C. for release of the petitioner who has been undergoing sentences on account of convictions in different trials. The admitted facts are that the petitioner was taken to custody on 10-5-1982 and was tried in S. T. No. 3/94 of 1982 on account of occurrence on 4-1-1982 for offences u/ Ss. 395 and 397, IPC. In that case he was convicted and sentenced by the Second Additional Sessions Judge, Puri, on 7-10-1983 to undergo R. I. for a period of seven years. The petitioner preferred Criminal Appeal No. 341 of 1983 which was dismissed by this Court on 10-12-1990. While undergoing such sentence he was also tried in S. T. No. 151 127 of 1983 in respect of an occurrence on 3-1-1983 u/ S. 457 and 395, IPC and was convicted and sentenced by the Assistant Sessions Judge, Puri, on 12-7-1984 to undergo R. I. for five years. He also stood a third trial u/ S. 457 and 392, IPC in ST Case No. 25/174 of 1984 for an occurrence on 15-3-1983. In that case he was convicted and sentenced by the Assistant Sessions Judge, Puri, on 13-5-1985 to under- go R. I. for five years. Apart from these convictions, he also stood trial u/ S. 395, IPC in