DHARNIDHAR JHA, J.

1. Appellants Nageshwar Singh alias Pratap Narain Singh (who has described himself as Pratap Narain Sharma also in his statement under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure) and Malti Devi in Criminal Appeal No. 469 of 2006 are the parents of the sole appellant Srikant Singh in Criminal Appeal No. 575 of 2006. They were put on trial for committing the offences under Sections 302/34 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code and were found guilty of committing the offence of murder by the learned Presiding Officer of Fast Track Court, 1st, Nawada, in Sessions Trial No. 82/1999/5 of 2005 and each of them was directed to suffer rigorous imprisonment for life by the above noted court under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. No sentence of fine was imposed by the learned trial Judge while passing the judgment and order of conviction dated 19.5.2006 which is being assailed by the three appellants in the present two appeals.

2. Some of the admitted facts of the case are that Sushma Devi was married to appellant Srikant Singh and the couple had begotten three children-two daughters, who were the eldest and the youngest, and a son-and on the date of occurrence t