JUDGMENT

K.JAYACHANDRA REDDY, J.:-The sole appellant herein along with two other co-accused were tried for offences punishable under Section 302 read with S. 34, S. 307 read with S. 34, I.P.C. and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The learned Additional Sessions Judge, Gurdaspur convicted all of them. In an appeal preferred by them the High Court however confirmed the convictions of the present appellant and acquitted the other two persons. The appellant was convicted under Section 302 and sentenced to imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 3000/- in default of which to undergo further R.I. for three years. He was also convicted under Section 307/34, I. P. C. and sentenced to five years R.I. and to pay a fine of Rs. 1000/- in default of which to undergo further R.I. for one year. He was further convicted under Section 307/ 34, I.P.C. and sentenced to three years R.I. and to pay a fine of Rs. 100/- in default of which to undergo further R.I. for one month.

2. The prosecution case is that the appellant and other co-accused, P.W. 7 a radio artist residing at Ludhiana and his brother Chamel Singh the deceased in this case, belong to Village Jauran Chittran. P.W. 7 was in the village in