JUDGMENT

Arijit Pasayat, J.-The appellant No. 1 (Ram Dular Rai) faced trial for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 302 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short the IPC ). The other appellants were tried for offences relatable to Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC and Section 307 read with Section 149 IPC. Each of the appellants was also tried for commission of offence punishable under Section 148 IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act, 1959 (in short the Arms Act ). They were found guilty and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life for the offence relatable to Section 302 or Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC, as the case may be. Appellant No. 1 was further sentenced to undergo imprisonment for 10 years for the offence relatable to Section 307 IPC and other three appellants were sentenced to five years imprisonment for the offence relatable to Section 307 read with Section 149 IPC. Each of them were sentenced to undergo imprisonment for three years for the offence relatable to Section 148 IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act. In appeal by the impugned judgment, appeal of the appellant Ram Dular Rai was dismissed. In respect of other appellants, convic