JUDGMENT

Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, J. The present appeal has been filed under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, (hereinafter referred to as `Cr.P.C.'), against the judgment dated 21.02.2018 and order on sentence dated 26.02.2018 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-02, North Rohini Courts, Delhi in Sessions Case No. 58133/2016 in FIR No. 302/2012 registered for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred as `IPC') at PS Alipur, whereby the appellant was convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and further sentenced to pay a fine of Rs.7000/- for the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC and in default of payment of fine to undergo further simple imprisonment for a period of five months.

2. Brief facts of the case, as noticed by the learned trial court, are as under:

"(i) On the basis of DD No.14A regarding information of murder, SI Manoj Kumar along with Ct.Wazir Chand went to the spot i.e., H. No. A-102, Ganga Ram Colony, Tikri Khurd, Delhi. In the meantime, IO/SHO Inspector Sunil Kumar along with Ct.Vinod and Ct.Naveen also reached at the spot where he found SI Manoj Kumar along wit