JUDGMENT

Mukta Gupta, J. - By these two appeals the appellants challenge the impugned judgment dated 26th October, 2017 whereby they have been convicted for offences punishable under Section 365/302/201/34 IPC as also the order on sentence dated 30th October, 2017 whereby they have been directed to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of ?5000/- each under Section 302 IPC, in default whereof to undergo two years simple imprisonment for offence punishable under Section 302 IPC; imprisonment for a period of five years and fine of ?3000/- each under Section 365 IPC, in default whereof to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one and a half years and to undergo imprisonment for a period of one and a half years and a fine of ?2000/- each, in default whereof to undergo simple imprisonment for four months for offence punishable under Section 201 IPC.

2. Learned counsel for the appellants challenging the impugned conviction contends that the very genesis of the case of the prosecution is shrouded with grave suspicion since Salma, wife of the deceased, did not disclose the involvement of the appellants at the earliest opportunity on 7th April, 2012 and even thereafter despit