Debasish Kar Gupta, J.

1. This appeal is preferred by the appellants assailing a judgment and order of conviction dated December 10, 2013 and sentence dated December 11, 2013 passed by the learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, Fast Track 2nd Court, Purulia in Sessions Trial No.46/13 arising out the Sessions Case No.254/11. By virtue of the impugned judgment and order of conviction dated December 10, 2013 the appellants were held guilty of the offence punishable under Sections 302/34 IPC and convicted thereunder and sentenced each of them to suffer rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs. 10,000/- only to the de facto complainant, for each of the convict and in default of payment of such fine, to suffer a further period of rigorous imprisonment of one year, for each in connection with the offence under Section 302 IPC.

2. The prosecution case, in brief was as under:-

A written complaint dated August 27, 2011 was lodged in Manbazar Police Station, District-Purulia at about 5/5.30 hours, by Bibhisan Sabar of village Jamda Bhasapara, stating therein that there was an altercation in between the deceased (who was the father of the complainant), and the appella