JUDGMENT

The captioned appeals arise out of a common Judgment hence they have been clubbed and heard together.

2. The appellants are aggrieved by the judgment of conviction dated 18th May, 2017, and order of sentence dated 23rd May, 2017, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge–IX-Cum F.T.C Hazaribag (Jharkhand), in Sessions Trial No.418 of 1997, whereby, the appellants have been found guilty and convicted for the offences under Sections 302, 307, 324 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code. The appellants, Prabhunath Singh and Dina Nath Singh have also been convicted under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substance Act read with 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code. All the appellants have been sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and pay a fine of Rs.40, 000/- for the offences under Sections 302 read with 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and in default, thereof, to undergo simple imprisonment of 5 months, and have been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment of 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/- for the offence under Sections 307 read with 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and in default, thereof, to further undergo simple imprisonment of 3 months. They have a