S. S. SHINDE, J.

This appeal is filed by the appellants, aggrieved by the judgment and order passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-2, Ambajogai on 24th December, 2013, thereby convicting the appellants for the offence punishable under section 302 of Indian Penal Code and sentencing to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.2,000/- each, in default, to suffer further S.I. for three months and further convicting the appellants for the offence punishable under Section 201 r/w Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentencing them to suffer two years rigorous imprisonment and to pay fine of Rs.1000/- each, in default to suffer S.I. for one months.

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is as under:-

On 25.07.2007 at 04.00 p.m. in the evening in the land namely 'Ramana Forest Hilly' area within the limit of Ambalwadi, Tq. Ambajogai, Dist. Beed, the accused nos. 1 to 4 in furtherance of common intention committed murder of deceased Ram Baburao Masal. It is the prosecution case that, the accused no.1 Ramkishan Hulgunde had suspicion in his mind about illicit relations between deceased Ram Masal and his sister-in-law (wife of his brother). Deceased Ram Masal was f