JUDGMENT

Arijit Pasayat, J. — These appeals have been filed by Lachman Singh, Dev Singh and Randhir Singh (accused numbers 1, 2 and 3 respectively) who faced trial for alleged commission of offences punishable under Sections 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short IPC). Additionally, Dev Singh was tried for alleged commission of offence punishable under Section 307 IPC, while other two were charged for alleged commission of offence punishable under Section 307 read with Section 34 IPC. While accused Lachman Singh was convicted for offence punishable under Section 302 IPC and was sentenced to imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.2,000/- with default stipulation, Dev Singh and Randhir Singh were convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC. Similarly, accused Dev Singh was found guilty for offence punishable under Section 307 IPC while other accused Lachman Singh and Randhir Singh were convicted for offence punishable under Section 307 read with Section 34 IPC and they were sentenced to undergo 5 years RI and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- each with default stipulation, as was the case with accused Dev Singh. The conviction as recorded and sentenc