(1.) Both the appeals have been taken up together and are being disposed off by this common judgment.
(2.) We have heard Mr. Chandra Mohan Singh, the learned counsel for the appellant/Ravindra Singh in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 653 of 2023 and Mr. Diwakar Prasad Singh, the learned counsel for the appellant/Ruksad @ Rukshad in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 816 of 2023.
(3.) The State, in both the appeals, has been represented by Mr. Dilip Kumar Sinha, the learned APP.