M. L. VISA, J.

1. Both these appeals have been heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment as both arise out of the same judgment and order dated 10th April, 1995 passed in Sessions Trial No. 212/1991/139/1994 by 6th Additional Sessions Judge, Begusarai convicting and sentencing the appellant Mansoor Ansari to undergo life imprisonment under Sec. 302, IPC and RI for 7 years under Sec. 27 of Arms Act and appellant Shanker Sahni to undergo life imprisonment under Sec. 302/34, IPC. The sentences passed against appellant Mansoor Ansari have been ordered to run concurrently.

2. The case of prosecution in short is that on 13-7-90 the informant Md. Arshad Ali (PW 9) along with his family had gone to his sasural at Village Sujanpur P. S. Garhpura within the district of Begusarai to attend the marriage of his brother-in-law Md. Samad Ansari and since then he was there. On 5-8-90 after taking meal he and his brother-in-law Md. Samad Ansari were sitting on a chowki in the eastern room of the house. At about 2.45 p.m. appellant Shanker Sahni carrying a country made pistol came there and sat on the chair. The informant made comment that what he had brought with him.