( 1 ) THESE two criminal appeal Nos. IS and 25 of 1988 have been filed by Dhanpal alias Dhannu and Sukhbir Singh respectively (hereinafter described as DP and SS) against their conviction under Sections 302 and 201 read with Section 34 Indian Penal Code and sentence of life imprisonment under Section 302 read with Section 34 Indian Penal Code and sentence of four years and also afineofrs. 2,000. 00 each undersection 201/34 Indian Penal Code or in default of payment of fine further Rigorous Imprisonment of six months each by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Delhi.

( 2 ) THE charge against them was that in the night between 5. 1. 86 and 6. 1. 86 to 8. 1. 86. they in furtherance of their common intention committed the murder of Bimla wife of Sukhbir Singh, appellant and her daughter Seema at village Chilla within the jurisdiction of Police Station Kalyan Puri and caused dis-appearance of their dead bodies by throwing them in the river Yamuna with the intention to screen this from legal punishment.

( 3 ) THE case of the prosecution in brief is that SS was married to the deceased Bimla daughter of Ram Phal Public Witness 7 in 1975. DP is the matemal uncle of SS. SS