JUDGMENT :

A.M. BADAR, J.

1. This appeal is filed by the appellant/accused no. 1 Sheo Bachan Choudhary and his two sons, namely, appellant/accused no. 2 Harishankar @ Hulas Choudhary and appellant/ accused no. 3 Madan Choudhary, challenging the Judgment and Order dated 12.04.1995 and 17.04.1995 respectively passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Siwan, in Sessions Trial No. 77/84 arising out of the Police Station-Siwan Muffasil Case No. 16(11)/79. By this impugned Judgment and Order, appellant/accused no. 1 Sheo Bachan Choudhary came to be convicted of the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for committing murder of Ramanand Choudhary. He was sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life. By the same impugned Judgment and Order, his son Appellant/ accused no. 2 Harishankar Choudhary alias Hulas Choudhary also came to be convicted of the offences punishable under Sections 302, 324 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code for committing murder of Ramanand Choudhary, for causing hurt by a dangerous weapon to PW-5 Saryug Choudhary and for causing simple hurt to PW-8 Sawaru Choudhary. He was sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life, rigorous imprisonment for two