Judgment

B. P. SINGH, J.

( 1 ) THE appellants have preferred this appeal under section 379 of the Code of criminal Procedure read with section 2 (a) of the Supreme Court (Enlargement of criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Act, 1970 impugning the judgment and order of the high Court for the States of Punjab and haryana at Chandigarh in criminal appeal no. 302-DBA of 1993 whereby the High court reversed the judgment of acquittal recorded by the additional sessions judge, Ludhiana in sessions case no. 92 of 1992.

( 2 ) THE High Court has found Hem Raj, a-1, guilty of an offence under section 302 IPC while Gian Chand, A-2 and baldev Raj, A-3 have been found guilty under section 302 read with section 34 ipc. All of them have been sentenced to undergo life imprisonment. All the appellants have been found guilty of the offence under sections 323/34 and 324/ 34 IPC for which they have been sentenced to six months and one year imprisonments respectively. All the accused were also charged of the offence under section 120 B IPC and have been acquitted of that charge both by the trial court as well as by the High Court. Apart from the three appellants, who have been convicted by the High Court, th