(1) This criminal appeal is directed against the judgment dated 17. 10. 2006 passed in Sessions case No. 206 of 2002 on the file of the metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad, whereby and where under the learned metropolitan Sessions Judge found A1-Mayank Bohra guilty for the offences under sections 302, 397, 364-A, 307, 506-Part II of IPC and 25 (1b) (a) of Arms Act and convicted him accordingly and sentenced him to suffer life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs. 100/- for the offence under section 302 IPC; life imprisonment and fine of Rs. 100/- for the offence under Section 364-A IPC; rigorous imprisonment for seven years for the offence under Section 307 ipc; rigorous imprisonment for seven years for the offence under Section 397 IPC; rigorous imprisonment for three years for the offence under Section 506-Part II IPC and rigorous imprisonment for two years for the offence under Section 25 (1b) (a) of the Arms Act while recording acquittal of a2 Khurminal Doungel alias Boon for the offence under Section 25 (1) (a) of Arms Act.

(2) The case of the prosecution, in brief, is:

(a) A1-Mayank bohra imbibed ambition to become rich by hook or crook. He got influenced by crime m