Per: ADITYA KUMAR TRIVEDI, J.

1. Appellant Sachidanand Sah has been found guilty for an offence punishable under Section 302, 342 IPC and 27 of the Arms Act and been directed to undergo R.I. for life under Section 302 of the IPC, RI for one year under Section 342 of the IPC as well as R.I. for five years under Section 27 of the Arms Act while appellants Jangal Chaurasia, Ram Padarath Chauraisa @ Sukan Chaurasia and Bishun Narayan Sah have been found guilty for an offence punishable under Section 302/34, 342 of the IPC and been directed to undergo R.I. for life under Section 302/34 of the IPC and R.I. for one year under Section 342 of the IPC, Appellant Ram Padarath Chauraisa @ Sukan Chaurasia has further been found guilty for an offences punishable under Section 27 of the Arms Act and been directed to undergo R.I. for five years, with a direction to run the aforesaid sentences concurrently by the impugned judgment of conviction and sentence dated 20.09.1990 passed by First Additional Sessions Judge, Begusarai in Sessions Trial No.110 of 1988 / 11 of 1988 have preferred these two appeals, which have been heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

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