JUDGMENT

GUPTA, J.:—These are two appeals from a common judgment of the Allahabad High Court by which the High Court disposed of two appeals substantially affirming the order of substantially affirming the order of conviction and the sentence passed on the appellants by the II Temporary Civil and Sessions Judge, Meerut, for the murder of one Chauhal Singh. Ishwar Singh, appellant in Criminal Appeal 6 of 1975, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to death by the Sessions Judge. Each of the four appellants in Criminal Appeal 21 of 1975, namely, Ilam Singh, Harpal, Brahm Singh and Deep Chand was convicted under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to life imprisonment. All the five appellants were further found guilty under Sections 323 and 324 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code and each was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for nine months under the former section and for two years under the latter. Ishwar Singh and Harpal were also found guilty under Section 148 of the Indian Penal Code and were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for two years each while the other three appellants were convicted under