JUDGMENT :

Suman Shyam, J.

Heard Mr. U. Choudhury, learned Amicus Curiae appearing for the appellant in Crl. Appeal (J) No.84/2018 and Ms. R. D. Mazumdar, learned Amicus Curiae appearing for the appellant in Crl. Appeal (J) No.105/2018. We have also heard Ms. B. Bhuyan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, Assam, appearing for the State.

2. Both these jail appeals are directed against the common judgment dated 06.07.2018 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Nagaon in Sessions Case No.26/2017 convicting both the appellants under Section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code for committing the murder of Monoranjan Deka and sentencing them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and also to pay fine of Rs.5000/-each with default stipulation. Crl. Appeal (J) No.84/2018 has been preferred by appellant Ram Krishna Laskar (A-1) whereas Crl. Appeal (J) No.105/2018 has been preferred by co-accused/appellant Pranjal Laskar (A-2).

3. The facts of the case, in brief, is that on 10.08.2016 the father of the victim viz., Sri Ratneswar Deka had lodged an ejahar before the Officer-in-Charge of Nagaon Sadar Police Station Nagaon alleging that on 09.08.2016 while his son Monoranjan Deka (Babu)