Joshi, J. -- 1. By this common judgment being passed in Criminal Appeal No.61/2005, four other Criminal Appeals No. 83/2005, 86/2005, 87/2005 and 955/2017 are also being decided as each of them has been filed against the judgment passed by the trial Court in Sessions Trial No. 123/1999, decided by Additional Sessions Judge, Datia.

2. Four appellants Banmali, Bhagwan Singh @ Suresh, Ramesh and Pratap have filed relating appeals under section 374 of the CrPC against the judgment dated 30.11.2004 passed by Second Additional Sessions Judge, Datia in relating sessions trial, whereby appellant Pratap has been convicted under section 364A read with section 120B of the IPC, whereas other appellants Banmali, Bhagwan Singh and Ramesh have been convicted under section 364A of the IPC and each of them is sentenced to life imprisonment in the abovementioned offence but appellant Ramesh has been additional convicted under section 302/34 of the IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. At the time of passing of judgment dated 30.11.2004, remaining appellant Jagdish was absconding and later on in relation to appellant Jagdish, judgment dated 30.3.2017 was passed by Additional Sessions Judge