JUDGMENT :

RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD, J.

The present criminal appeal arises out of the judgment dated 10th January, 2014 passed by learned Adhoc Additional District & Sessions Judgte-4, Bhagalpur in Sessions Trial No. 1155 of 2010 arising out of Sabour P.S. Case No. 154 of 1995 dated 05.07.1995 by which the sole appellant has been convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 449 of the Indian Penal Code (in short ‘IPC’) as also Section 27 of the Arms Act. The appellant has also challenged the order dated 15.01.2014 by which consequent to the judgment of the conviction the learned trial court has sentenced the appellant to under go rigorous imprisonment for life and fine of Rs.25,000/-under Section 302 IPC and further ordered that in case of non-payment of fine the appellant shall suffer an additional imprisonment of three years, for the offence under Section 449 IPC the appellant has been sentenced to undergo five years rigorous imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.5000/-, in default one year extra imprisonment and further under Section 27 of the Arms Act the appellant has been awarded a sentence of three years and fine of Rs.2000/-, in case of default of payment of fine s