Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J.

As both the aforesaid criminal appeals have cropped up from the same judgment and order of conviction and sentence, hence, they are taken up together for consideration and disposed of by this common judgment.

2. Heard Mr. Rajendra Narain, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. Anant Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the appellant (in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 632 of 2013), Mr. Ankit Katriar, learned counsel for the appellant (in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 506 of 2013) as well as Sri Ajay Mishra learned Addl. Public Prosecutor in both the appeals.

3. The aforesaid two criminal appeals have been preferred against the judgment and order of conviction dated 08.05.2013 and order of sentence dated 14.05.2013 passed by learned 3rd Addl. Sessions Judge, Hilsa (Nalanda) in Sessions Trial no. 48 of 1998 arising out of Chandi (Tharthari) P.S. Case No. 114 of 1997 whereby the learned trial court convicted the accused Ranjeet Gope and Munna Gope for the offence punishable under Section 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code and further convicted Munna Gope for the offence punishable under Section 27 of the Arms Act and sentenced them to undergo R.I. for life and also slapped them