1. This order will dispose of Criminal Appeal Nos. 235 DB of 2005, 333 DB of 2003, 505 DB of 2003 and 506 DB of 2003, all filed by Satish accused against his conviction for the offence of murder and attempt to rape of deceased Puja, Jony, Sweta and Kuki alias Karuna respectively. It has been brought to our notice that Criminal Appeal No. 1171 SB of 2003 filed by the said accused for offences under Sections 364/376/511 IPC in respect of Somani has been disposed of on 18.3.2004, the said appellant having completed the substantive sentence of seven years RI.

2. Apart from the above set of four appeals, this order will also cover Cross Appeals of the State in the said four cases, being Criminal Appeal Nos. 22-DB of 2004, 3 DB of 2004, 17 DB of 2004 and 10 DB of 2004, seeking enhancement of sentence.

3. We have also taken on Board Criminal Appeal No. 1239 SB of 2004 filed by the State which was a cross appeal arising out of the same incident out of which the accused had filed Criminal Appeal No. 1171 SB of 2003, which stands disposed of by order of Single Bench of this Court dated 18.3.2004, seeking enhancement of sentence.

4. There is another set of four appeals filed by the St