G.P. Mittal, J.

1. These appeals are directed against the judgment dated 23.03.2011 and order on sentence dated 31.03.2011 arising out of FIR No. 594/ 2007, P.S. Defence Colony (Sessions Case No. 03/2010/2008) whereby the appellants were convicted for the offence punishable under Sections 302/201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC for short) read with Section 34 IPC. For the offence punishable under Section 302/34 IPC, they were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/- each, in default of payment of fine they were sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for one year each. The appellants were further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year each for the offence punishable under Section 201/34 IPC. The sentences were to run concurrently.

2. Inspector Meera Sharma (PW-21) is the Investigating Officer of the case. She deposed that on 28.10.2007, she was posted as Inspector, Law and Order at Police Station Defence Colony. On the said day, on receipt of a call from District Control Room, she reached C-30, Sawal Nagar, Defence Colony as a murder had taken place there. On reaching the spot, she found that S.I. Rohtash