Badar Durrez Ahmed, J.

1. This appeal is directed against the judgment dated 09.04.1997 delivered by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Shahdara, Delhi in Sessions Case No.105/1996 arising out of FIR No.232/1990 under Section 302 IPC registered at police station Nand Nagri. By virtue of the said judgment, the appellant Hargiyan has been convicted for the murders of Smt. Rukmani and Mohd Sharif and the appellant has been held guilty of the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC. He was also convicted for the offence punishable under Section 27 of the Arms Act, 1959. This appeal is also directed against the order on the point of sentence dated 10.04.1997 passed by the said learned Additional Sessions Judge, whereby the appellant was sentenced under Section 302 IPC to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and also to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000 and, in default of the payment of fine, he was to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for one month. Insofar as the offence under Section 27 of the Arms Act, 1959 is concerned, the appellant was directed to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years and to pay a fine of Rs. 250 and, in default of payment of the fine, he was req