(1.) This judgment shall dispose of three connected criminal appeals i.e. CRA No. S-2608-SB of 2009, CRA No. S-584-SB of 2009 and CRA No. S-2653-SB of 2009 filed by the appellant(s).
(2.) Brief facts of the case as set-out in Para 2 of the judgment passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar are as under:
(3.) After completion of investigation, the challan against the accused appellant( s) was presented before the Ilaqa Magistrate and vide order dated 22.08.2006, charges were framed against all the three accused, to which they pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.