JUDGMENT :

Biswajit Mohanty, J. - The above Criminal Appeals arise out of a common judgment dated 13.9.2007 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Sundergarh in S.T. Case No. 169 of 2004 in which the learned Sessions Judge has held the appellants of the above mentioned Criminal Appeals along with one Atul Pandey guilty of offences under Sections 364A/34; 342/34 & 120B, IPC and accordingly, convicted them thereunder. Consequently, the learned Sessions Judge, Sundergarh sentenced all four appellants along with Atul Pandey to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/- each in default to undergo R.I. for two years each under Sections 364A/34, IPC, R.I. for ten years each and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/- each in default to undergo R.I. for one year each under Section 120B, IPC and to undergo R.I. for six months each under Sections 342/34, IPC. He further directed that all the substantive sentences to run concurrently and the U.T.P period be set off under Section 428 of the Cr.P.C. However, the learned Sessions Judge, Sundergarh acquitted the above mentioned four appellants along with one Atul Pandey of the charges under Section 395, IPC and Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act.