JUDGMENT

Heard Mr. Birendra Kumar, learned counsel for the appellants and Mr. Shekhar Sinha, learned P.P. for the State.

2. This appeal is directed against the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 27.07.2015 (sentence passed on 31.07.2015) passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Lohardaga in Sessions Trial No. 44 of 2013 whereby and whereunder the appellants have been convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 302/34 and 201/34 of I.P.C. and have been sentenced to undergo S.I. for life and a fine of Rs. 10,000/- for the offence under Section 302/34 of I.P.C. No separate sentence has been passed for the offence under Section 201/34 of I.P.C.

3. The prosecution story arising out of an FIR instituted by Jairam Munda is to the effect that the son of the informant had gone to his in-laws’ place on 05.02.2013 at village Panchpadwa in the district of Lohardaga. On 06.02.2013 at about 8 AM, he came to know that his son has been murdered by Boda Munda @ Suman Munda, Birsa Munda @ Runka Munda, Jama Munda @ Sushil Munda and Arti Kumari @ Sukar Kumari. At this he along with his another son reached Panchpadwa, where he found his son having been murdered and thrown at P