S. Muralidhar, J.

1. These two appeals are directed against the impugned judgment dated 9th September 2002 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Delhi in Sessions case No. 69/1998 arising out of FIR No. 210/1999 registered at Police Station (PS) Patel Nagar convicting both the Appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (‘IPC’) and additionally the Appellant Balbir Singh (Appellant in Crl.A.517/2003) of the offence under Section 324 read with Section 34 IPC and the order on sentence dated 27th September 2002 whereby for the offence under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC both accused were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment (RI) for life with a fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default of payment of fine to undergo simple imprisonment for three months and for the offence under Section 324 read with Section 34 IPC to RI for 1 year each. Both sentences were directed to run concurrently.

Appeal by Lalit Singh

2. As far as the appeal filed by Lalit Singh (Accused No.1-A-1) is concerned, it is seen that the trial Court in the order on sentence dated 27th September 2002 noticed that an inquiry had been conducted into the age of the said