JUDGMENT

P. Sathasivam, J. —

1) These appeals are directed against the final judgment and order dated 13.01.2006 of the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi in Criminal Appeal No. 805 of 2004, Murder Reference No. 3 of 2004 and Criminal Appeal No. 876 of 2004 whereby the High Court dismissed the criminal appeals filed by the appellants herein and confirmed the sentence awarded by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Delhi in Murder reference.

2) The case of the prosecution is as under:

a) Atbir, the appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 870 of 2006 is the son of one Jaswant Singh. Jaswant Singh had married accused Chandra @ Chandrawati, who is absconding and from the said wedlock, three children, namely, Satbir, Atbir and Anju were born to them. Thereafter, Jaswant Singh married Sheela Devi, the deceased and from their wedlock, one daughter Sonu @ Savita and one son Manish @ Mannu - the deceased, were born. Sheela Devi - the 2nd wife of Jaswant Singh was staying at Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi, with her children. They were having dispute over the division of their properties.

(b) On the afternoon of 22.01.1996, on receiving information of murder of a man and that of one injured at N-33, Mukherj