(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAVANITI PRASAD SINGH)

These two appeals have been preferred by the six appellants against the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 02.04.1992 and 03.04.1992, respectively, as passed by the 4th Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nalanda in Sessions Trial No. 341 of 1988/112 of 1990, whereby appellant Raghunandan Yadav has been found guilty for offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘I.P.C.’), rest have been found guilty primarily for offence punishable under Section 302/149 of the I.P.C. and all of them have been found guilty for offence punishable under section 148 of the I.P.C. and Section 27 of the Arms Act. They have been variously sentenced, all up to life imprisonment, with direction that the sentences would run concurrently.

2. All the appellants are related to each other; inasmuch appellants Pramod Yadav and Sunaina Yadav alias Sunil Yadav are sons of appellant Raghunandan Yadav. Appellant Ramdeo Yadav is son of appellant Yugal Yadav. Appellant Bijendra Yadav and rest are Gotias (agnates). They are all alleged to have shot dead Jai Prakash Yadav, son of Sitaram Yadav (P.W.9).

3. The pr