JUDGMENT :

C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J.

1. The appellants who stand convicted under Section 300 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’) for the murder of one Devinder @ Kala, S/o Sukhbir Singh and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment therefor, under Section 302, IPC and also stand convicted under Section 201, IPC read with Section 34, IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years with default fine, filed the captioned appeals. They were convicted and sentenced as above in Sessions Case No.121/99/2000 and Sessions Trial No.17/2000 and their conviction and sentences were confirmed as per the impugned judgment and order dated 30.07.2014 passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana in C.R.A. No. D-671-DB of 2002 and C.R.A. No. D-685-DB of 2002.

2. The prosecution case which culminated in their conviction as above is as follows: -

Devinder @ Kala, a 10+2 student who went to irrigate his land, was found missing from 25.06.1999. On 26.06.1999 his brother Krishan Kumar (PW-9) lodged a missing report and subsequently on 28.06.1999 he filed a compla