Chandra Shekhar Jha, J. – Heard learned counsel, Mr. S. K. Lal assisted by Mr. Rudal Singh, appearing for the appellants-accused in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 507 of 2018 and learned senior counsel, Mr. Amarnath Singh assisted by Mr. Alok Kumar Alok, appearing for the appellants-accused in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 484 of 2018 and learned APP, Mr. Sujit Kumar Singh, appearing for the State as well as learned counsel, Mr. Manish Chandra Gandhi, appearing on behalf of the informant.

2. Both the above-mentioned appeals were preferred challenging the judgment and order of sentence dated 09.03.2018 and 14.03.2018 respectively, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Vaishali at Hajipur, convicting appellants-accused in Sessions Trial No. 247 of 2016 arising out of Ganga Bridge P.S. Case No. 34 of 2015, directing abovenamed appellants/accused to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life under Section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code (in short 'IPC') and imposed fine of Rs. 25,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to undergo simple imprisonment for 04 (four) months. A separate conviction was recorded, under Section 404/34 of the IPC with fine of Rs. 5,000/- where, in default of paying fine, furt