Pritinker Diwaker, J.

1. This appeal arises out of the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 11.2.2011 passed by the Sessions Judge, Koria (Baikunthpur) in S.T. No. 117/2008 convicting appellant No. 1 under Sections 302 and 201 of IPC and sentencing him to undergo imprisonment for life and RI for three months respectively and appellant No. 2 under Sections 201 and 202 of IPC and sentencing him to undergo RI for three years and RI for six months respectively.

2. In the present case, name of the deceased is Shweta @ Guddi Pandey, sister of accused/appellant No. 1 Varun Kumar Pandey and daughter of accused/appellant No. 2 Gorakhnath Pandey. It is alleged that on 9.7.2008 as Shweta had not cooked food, in the mid night accused No. 1 first beat her and then after pressing her neck committed her murder. It is further alleged that a pit was dug by accused No. 1 in the courtyard of his house, salt was put into it and the dead body was buried there after breaking the left arm of the deceased with a spade. Further case of the prosecution is that on 12.7.2008 in the mid night, accused No. 1 took out the dead body from that pit, tied it up, took it to a nearby well and aft