JUDGMENT

N.R. Borkar, J. - Both these appeals are fled against one and same judgment and order dated 12.05.2016 passed by the Sessions Judge for Greater Bombay in Sessions Case No. 436 of 2011 Both these appeals were therefore, heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. The appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 611 of 2016 and the appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 612 of 2016 were accused Nos.3 and 4 respectively before the trial court. The appellants with three more co-accused were tried for the offences punishable under section 302 read with 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (for short IPC), section 3 read with 25 of the Arms Act and section 37 read with 135 of the Bombay Police Act.

3. By the impugned judgment and order the trial court convicted both the appellants for the offence punishable under section 302 read with 34 of the IPC and sentenced them to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.50,000/- each, in default, to suffer further Rigorous Imprisonment (R.I.) for six months. The appellants have been further convicted for the offences punishable under section 3 read with 25(1-B) of the Arms Act and section 37 read with 135 of the Bombay Police Act