Ashutosh Kumar, J.—We have heard Sri Abul Kalam for the appellant, Mr. Binod Bihari Singh for the State and Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Sinha for the Informant.

2. The appellant, a jilted lover, has been convicted under Sections 324, 326 and 307 of the I.P.C. vide judgment dated 21.09.2016, passed by the learned 3rd Additional District and Sessions Judge, Begusarai in Sessions Trial No. 596 of 2008 and by order dated 27.09.2016, he has been sentenced to undergo RI for three years, rigorous imprisonment for seven years and fine of Rs. 25,000/- and rigorous imprisonment for life with fine of Rs. 25,000/- for non-payment of which the appellant is to suffer simple imprisonment of six months against offences under Sections 324, 307 and 326 respectively. The sentences have been directed to run concurrently. The amount of fine for both the offences viz. 307 and 326 of the IPC has been directed to be distributed amongst the two victims viz. P.W. 3 and P.W.4 in the ratio of 75%.

3. The Informant / one of the victims namely ‘X’ (we have eschewed from naming the Informant (P.W.4) and another victim ‘Y’/P.W.3 for the reason that they are girls still in their adolescence) has lodged FIR on 14.10.2007 at abo