1. This bunch of five criminal revision petitions is directed against the common judgment dated 24-7-2012 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Dharmanagar, North Tripura in Criminal Appeal No.20 of 2012 upholding the judgment dated 3-4-2012 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Kanchanpur, North Tripura in G.R. No.137 of 2005 convicting (i) Shri Khagendra Reang (hereinafter referred to as “P-3” for simplification) under Section 409 IPC and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years with a fine of Rs.10,000/- and, in default thereof, to suffer another rigorous imprisonment for one month, and also convicting the co-accused, namely, (ii) Shri Pradip Dey (“P-2” for short), (iii) Shri Bijan Rakshit, (“P-4” for short), (iv) Shri Parimal Ch. Das (“P-5” for short) and (v) Sri Dhananjoy Reang (“P-1” for short) U/s 409/109 IPC and sentencing them to rigorous imprisonment for one year with a fine of Rs.10,000/- and, in default thereof, to suffer another rigorous imprisonment for one month by each of them. It may be noted at this stage that one of the co-accused, namely, Chandaham Reang died during the trial, while another co-ac