Singh, C.J. -- 1. This batch of 17 Writ Petitions (1) W.P. 1808/98 (Maniram Jatav v. State of M.P. and others); (2) W.P. No. 5785/98 (Ramavtar Sahu v. State of M.P. and others); (3) W.P. No. 5790/98 (Mst. Mushtari Begum v. State of M.P. and others), (4) W.P. No. 5804/98 (Mataprasad Sahu v. State of M.P. and others), (5) W.P. No. 5815/98 (Moreshwar Barasker v. State of M.P. and others), (6) W.P. No. 5838/98 (Shyamraj Chichkhere v. State of M.P. and others), (7) W.P. No. 5949/98 (Ramkishore Kori v. State of M.P. and others), (8) W.P. No. 5951/98 (Rajaram Kori v. State of M.P. and others), (9) W.P. No. 5957/98 (Hari Narayan Sakya v. State of M.P. and others), (10) W.P. No. 5973/98 (Vinod Babu Sharma v. State of M.P. and others), (11) W.P. No.5976/98 (Ghanshyam Das Ahirwar v. State of M.P. and others), (12) W.P. No. 5989/98 (Sampatlal Kulaste v. State of M.P. and others), (13) W.P.No. 5999/98 (Mansaram v. State of M.P. and others), (14) W.P. No. 6003/98 (Shyam Singh Bhadoriya and others v. State of M.P. and others), (15) W.P. 6082/98 (Krishna Kumar Verma v. State of M.P. and others), (16) W.P. No. 619/99 (Smt. Aasha Chandani v. State of M.P. and others), (17) W.P. No. 659/99 (Ghan