JUDGMENT

DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT, J.

1. These two appeals have a common matrix in judgment of the Division Bench of the Patna High Court. Two appeals were disposed of by the common judgment. In Criminal Appeal no.408 of 1998 there were six appellants whereas in Criminal Appeal no.458 of 1998 there was one appellant. In the two appeals before this Court there are five appellants in the Criminal Appeal no.494/2004, and there are two appellants in Criminal Appeal no.484/2006. All the five appellants in Criminal Appeal No.1494 of 2004 were found guilty of offence punishable under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short `IPC') and Section 147. Similar was the conviction recorded in case of Satya Narain Singh, one of the appellants in Criminal Appeal no.484 of 2006. Ambika Singh the other appellant in Criminal Appeal no.484 of 2006 was convicted for offence punishable under Sections 302 and 148 IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act, 1959 (in short `Arms Act'). Appellants in Criminal Appeal no.1494 of 2004 were sentenced to life imprisonment and two years respectively. Similar was the case of Satya Narain Singh-appellant in Criminal Appeal no.484 of 2006. Ambika S