BHIKA RAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) All these three appeals are being decided by common judgment as they have been preferred by the abovenamed three accused-appellants against common judgment and order dated 17-3-1999 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sojat, District Pali in Sessions Case No. 2/1996, by which he convicted and sentenced the accused-appellants in the following manner :- @@ Name of the accused appellant Convicted under Section Sentence awarded 1. Bhika Ram 376 IPC Seven years' RI and to pay fine of Rs. 1000/-, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo, three months' imprisonment. 2.Munni devi ) 376 read with Seven years' RI and to pay fine of Rs. 1000/-, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo, three months' imprisonment. 3.Veena @ Kiran ) 109 IPC @@

(2.) The facts giving rise to these three appeals, in short are as follows :-

(3.) In these appeals, the following submissions have been made by the learned counsel for the accused-appellants :-