JUDGMENT :

Sameer Jain, J.

1. As these three appeals arise out of common judgment and order dated 04.04.2011 passed by Sessions Judge, Ramabai Nagar in connected Session Trial Nos. 228 of 2008 and 232 of 2008, they have been heard together and are being decided by a common judgment and order.

2. Criminal Appeal Nos. 2542 of 2011, 2173 of 2011 and 2541 of 2011 are against the judgment and order dated 04.04.2011 passed by Sessions Judge, Ramabai Nagar in Sessions Trial Nos. 228 of 2008 and 232 of 2008, by which, the appellants have been convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC and awarded imprisonment for life with a fine of Rs. 10,000/- each and default sentence of six months additional imprisonment.

3. We have heard Sri Kamlesh Kumar Tripathi, learned counsel for the appellants in all the three appeals; Sri J.K. Upadhyay, learned AGA for the State and have perused the record.

4. The prosecution story, in brief, is that on 20.10.2007 Lalla (PW-1) lodged an FIR against the appellants and four others by alleging that on 08.06.2006 his daughter Reeta (deceased) was married to Ram Mishra. In the marriage, PW-1 gave lot of dowry but her in-laws harassed her for a motorcycle. Infor