Hon’ble Mrs. Ranjana Pandya, J.—Since all the afore-captioned criminal appeals have been filed in the same case crime number, hence they are being decided by this common judgment.

2. Challenge in these appeals is to the judgment and order dated 18.10.2014 passed by the learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, Court No. 14, Jhansi in Sessions Trial No. 68 of 2012 (State v. Mahendra and another) and Sessions Trial No. 146 of 2013 (State v. Km. Lalita and others) arising out of Case Crime No. 246 of 2011, under Sections 366, 376, 120-B IPC, PS Garautha, District Jhansi, whereby the accused Mahendra, Ram Baharosey, Pappu alias Chaturbhuj, Guddi Kachi alias Ram Charan, Munna Kachi alias Jai Ram and Madhur have been convicted and sentenced to ten years’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 5000/- each under Section 376(g) IPC; five years’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2000/- each under Section 366 IPC with default stipulation. Accused Lalita has been convicted and sentenced to three years’ simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2000/- under Section 366 IPC with default stipulation.

3. Filtering out unnecessary details, the prosecution case is that a written repor