(1.) THE above captioned four appeals are being disposed of by a common judgment and order; not for the reason all appeals arise out of a common judgment, but on account of the fact that issue of law which arise for consideration in the appeals is the same.
(2.) IN Crl. A. No. 362/2001 and Crl. A. No. 236/2003, the impugned judgment and order is dated 9. 10. 2000. The impugned judgment and order in Crl. A. No. 366/2001 and crl. A. No. 490/2001 is dated 15. 7. 2000.
(3.) ON the solitary evidence, of being last seen in the company of the deceased, the appellants have been convicted.