JUDGMENT

R. BANUMATHI, J.

These appeals arise out of the judgment dated 17.12.2012 passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in CRA No.1176 DB of 2010 and CRA No.1222 DB of 2010 in and by which the High Court affirmed the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 IPC read with Section 34 IPC and sentence passed by the trial Court.

2. Case of the prosecution is that Sukhwinder Singh (PW-6) is the son of deceased Harbhajan Singh. Satnam Singh who is the younger brother of deceased Harbhajan Singh is residing separately in the village and other two younger brothers of Harbhajan Singh have gone to Italy. The land falling to other brothers’ share is being cultivated by Satnam Singh; but they desired that their land should be cultivated by Harbhajan Singh. For amicable settlement, the matter went to the Panchayat several times; but could not be solved. Few days prior to the occurrence, dog of Satnam Singh went missing, who blamed the family of Harbhajan Singh for missing of the said dog. On 02.11.2007 at about 04.00 p.m., both families gathered to discuss the issue regarding the land and missing of dog. Complainant-Sukhwinder Singh, deceased Harbhajan Singh, his u