JUDGMENT - VYAS N.D., J.:---The present Appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 15th February, 1994 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune convicting all the three Appellants (Original Accused) of having committed offence under section 302 read with section 34 of Indian Penal Code and also under section 308 read with section 34 of Indian Penal Code and sentencing them to suffer life imprisonment for the offence punishable under section 302 of Indian Penal Code and three years R. I. for the offence punishable under section 308 of Indian Penal Code. The sentences are further directed to run concurrently. Being aggrieved, the present Appeal is preferred.

2. The prosecution case is as follows :-

All the Accused were at the relevant time residents of Bhimnagar locality of Pune. Accused Nos. 2 and 3 are friends of Accused No. 1. The complainant Pandit Waman Landge (i.e. P.W. 6) and his brother Vasant (i.e. the deceased) were also living in the said locality. Pandit had married Accused No. 1's sister by name Parvatibai. Till the date of the incident, complainant Pandit, his brother Vasant and complainant's wife Parvatibai were residing together in the same locality.

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