JUDGMENT :

SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR, J.

Heard the parties.

2. The appellant Md. Ziarul in this appeal has challenged the judgment of conviction dated 11th of December, 2013 and the order of sentence dated 12th of December, 2013 passed by the learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Munger in connection with Sessions Trial No. 554 of 2011, arising out of Kharagpur P.S. Case No. 40 of 2011.

3. By the aforesaid judgment dated 11th of December, 2013, the appellant has been convicted for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (for short I.P.C).

4. After hearing the convict on the point of sentence, vide consequential order dated 12th of December, 2013, the Trial Court sentenced the appellant to undergo imprisonment for life and a fine of Rs. 5000/-for the offences punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and in case of default in payment of fine, further sentenced to undergo imprisonment for fifteen days.

5. The Sessions Trial in which the impugned judgment and order was passed relates to the First Information Report (in short ‘F.I.R’) that had been registered on 15.02.2011 in Kharagpur P.S. Case No. 40 of 2011 under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code in resp