JUDGMENT

P.K. Bahir, J. - Vinod Kumar aged 23 years, Suresh Kumar aged 21 years and sushil Kumar @ Debli aged 22 years, have been convicted of an offence punishable under Section 302 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal code for having committed the murder of one Raj Kumar aged 26 years vide judgment dated January 6, 1988 and vide order of the even sate have been sentenced to undergo life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/- each and in default to further undergo simple imprisonment for two month each. The have filed these appeals challenging their conviction and sentences.

2. In Lajpat Nagar area there are some hillocks and of one of the hillocks Sant kabir Ashram is located and in that ashram there is installed an idol of Sant on the western side and opposite to it a temple of shiva is located. On the western and southern side of the Ashram on the slopes, cluster of huts have come up wherein people from low strata of life are residing. Some distance away from the said Ashram on the slope towards the southern side in one of the huts bearing No. 61, Ram chander P.W. 7 alongwith his family members had been residing whereas his son Raj kumar (since deceased), who was of 26