S. Muralidhar, J.

1. This appeal by Vivek @ Vicky (A-1) and Vinod (A-2) is directed against a judgment dated 5th April 2018 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (‘ASJ’), Dwarka Courts, New Delhi in SC No. 440289/2016 arising from FIR No.168/2011 registered at PS Dwarka Sector-23 whereby A-1 and A-2 were both convicted for the offence punishable under Section 302/34 IPC. A-1 was additionally convicted for the offence punishable under Section 27 Arms Act.

2. The appeal is also directed against the order on sentence dated 12th April 2018 whereby, for the offence punishable under Section 302/34 IPC, each of the Appellants was sentenced to imprisonment for life along with fine of Rs.50,000/- each, and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo simple imprisonment (‘SI’) for three months. For the offence under Section 27 Arms Act, A-1 was additionally sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year along with fine of Rs.5,000/-, and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further SI for one month.

3. The charge against both Appellants was that on the intervening night of 15/16th December 2011, at an unknown time at the patri of the service lane road No.