(1.) All these criminal appeals are arising out of common judgment, and therefore, they are being decided by this common judgment.
(2.) These Criminal Appeals have been filed by the appellants/accused persons being aggrieved by judgment dated 23.12.2004 passed by the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Pichhore, Distt. Shivpuri, in Sessions Trial No.88/2003 convicting them under Sections 148, 302/149 and 323/149 of IPC and sentencing them to suffer one year RI, life imprisonment with fine of Rs.1,000/- and six months RI respectively.
(3.) In Sessions Trial No.88/2003 there were five accused persons, namely Amar Singh son of Bhaiyalal, Mahendra Singh son of Bahoran Singh, Brijesh son of Baijnath, Narendra Singh @ Chainu son of Babu Singh Bais and Shivraj Singh son of Roop Singh Yadav. This Sessions Trial No.88/2003 originated after committal of the case by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pichhore, in Criminal Case No.794/2002 vide order dated 5.4.2002.