ASHUTOSH KUMAR, J.:–We have heard Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Mr. Vikramdeo Singh and Mr. Subodh Prasad learned advocates for the appellants in Cr. APP (DB) Nos. 570, 558 and 553 of 2015 respectively. The State has been represented by Ms. Shashi Bala Verma, learned Additional Public Prosecutor in all the appeals.

2. All the appellants have been convicted under Sections 302/120B of the I.P.C. and have been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life, fine of Rs. 1,00,000/- each and in default of payment of fine, to further suffer rigorous imprisonment for three years by judgment of conviction dated 22.05.2015 and order of sentence dated 27.05.2015 passed by the learned 6th Additional Sessions Judge, Bhagalpur in Sessions Trial No. 88 of 2013 arising out of Mojahidpur P.S. Case No 16 of 2012 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 328 of 2012.

3. Four persons have been killed in the occurrence namely, Indrakant Mishra, his wife Veena Devi, their son Amarkant Mishra and his wife namely Pooja Mishra. Their dead bodies were found in the house of the deceased Indrakant Mishra. Some villagers informed a local Ward Member namely, Rajiv Ranjan Kumar (P.W.1) that from the house of the deceased perso