JUDGMENT :

These appeals filed by the convicted accused Nos.1 and 3 are directed against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed in S.C.No.215/2012 dated 25.04.2017 by the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Hassan for the offence punishable under Sections 302, 120(B), 201 r/w Section 34 of IPC wherein, accused No.1 was directed to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/-for the offence punishable under Section 120(B) r/w Section 34 of IPC in default of payment of fine, he shall undergo further simple imprisonment of three months. Further, accused No.1 was directed to undergo imprisonment for life i.e., till his last breath and to pay a fine of Rs.50,000/-in default of payment of fine, he shall undergo imprisonment for a period of 2 years for the offence punishable under Section 302 r/w Section 34 of IPC. Accused Nos.1 and 3 were directed to undergo rigours imprisonment for a period of three years and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/-each in default of payment of fine, they shall undergo three months simple imprisonment for the offence punishable under Section 201 r/w Section 34 of IPC. It is also ordered that accused