1 REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS. 248-250 OF 2015 MANOJ & ORS. ...APPELLANT(S) VERSUS STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH ...RESPONDENT(S) JUDGMENT S. RAVINDRA BHAT, J. 1. The present judgment will dispose of three appeals1 preferred by three accused persons. They were convicted under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) (3 counts) imposed with death penalty by the judgment and orders of the First Additional Sessions Judge, Indore2. This was confirmed by a Division Bench of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Indore3. 2. The appellants (Manoj, Rahul @ Govind and Neha Verma, hereafter referred by their names) were convicted for offence punishable under Section 302 IPC (three counts) for committing the murder, during the course of robbery, of Megha Deshpande, Ashlesha Deshpande and Smt. Rohini Phadke on 19.06.2011. All three appellants were sentenced to capital punishment with fine of ₹1000/- on each count, and in default of payment of fine, to undergo 6 months additional rigorous imprisonment (RI) on each count. Under Section 397 IPC, they were sentenced to undergo 10 years RI with fine of ₹ 1000/- and in default of payment of fine, 6 months additional RI. Under Section 449 IPC, they were sentenced to undergo 10 years RI with fine of ₹1000/-, and in default Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by Indu Marwah Date: 2022.05.20 19:43:01 IST Reason: of payment of fine, 6 months additional RI. Manoj and Rahul @ Govind were 1 Criminal Appeal No. 248-250/2015 2 Dated 13.12.2013 passed in Sessions Case No. 536/2011 3 Dated 29.09.2014 passed in Criminal Appeal No. 3/2014, 266/2014 & Criminal Reference No. 04/2013