(1.) Inasmuch as both the instant criminal appeals emanate from the same F.I.R. and judgment and order, they are considered and decided by this common judgment.
(2.) The facts in a nutshell leading to the institution of these criminal appeals are as under:
(3.) Bearing in mind the following sapient words as enunciated in the Constitution Bench judgment of the Supreme Court in Govinda Reddy vs. State of Mysore,AIR 1960 SC 29, this Court proceeds to appraise the evidence adduced by the prosecution: