JUDGMENT :

ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE, J.

1. These appeals are filed by the accused persons against the judgment and order dated 3-2-2014 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad in Criminal Appeal Nos. 215 and 225 of 2011 which arise out of judgment/order dated 11-4-2011 passed by the Sessions Judge, Parbhani in Sessions Trial No. 80 of 2008.

2. Accused Nos. 5, 8, 9 & 10 have filed appeal @ SLP (Cri.) No. 8715 of 2014 whereas appeals @ SLP (Cri.) Nos. 10109-10110/2014 are filed by accused Nos. 1 and 4 and appeals @ SLP(Cri.) Nos. 9524-9525/2014 are filed by accused Nos. 2, 3 and 6.

3. By impugned judgment, the High Court confirmed the conviction and sentences awarded to the appellants by the learned trial Judge. Suffice it to state here that the appellants, apart from other offences were convicted under section 302 read with section 149 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to suffer life imprisonment and to pay fine of Rs. 10,000/- each, in default of payment of fine, to undergo further six months rigorous imprisonment. The sentences imposed in respect of other offences are of below 7 years and all the sentences have been directed to run concurrently.

4. The que