( 1 ) THE present appeal arises out of a judgment and order rendered by City sessions Court. Ahmedabad in Sessions case No. 48 of 2000 on 29th June. 2000. The appellants were tried by the City sessions Court for offences punishable under Section 294 (b) read with Section 114, section 326 read with Section 114 and section 302 read with Section 114 of I. P. C. and Section 135 of Bombay Police Act. The trial Court convicted the appellants for the offences punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34, Section 323 read with section 34 of I. P. C. and Section 135 of bombay Police Act and sentenced them to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000/-, in default, to undergo further imprisonment for six months for the offence of murder and the Trial Court did not award any separate sentence for the other offences for which the appellants were convicted.

1. 1 The incident in question occurred on 14th October, 1999 at about 8. 30 p. m. at rajiv Nagar area in Ahmedabad. As per the prosecution case, one Dharmendra gokulbhai had married Daksha - daughter of appellant no. 1 - Dahyabhai Kanabhai. This was not liked by Dahyabhai and there was tension prevailin