Justice Rajiv Sharma, J.

This appeal is instituted against the judgment and order dated 28.7.2012 and 2.8.2012, respectively, rendered by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Ghumarwin, Distt. Bilaspur, H.P., in Sessions Trial No. 15-7 of 2011, whereby the appellants-accused (hereinafter referred to as the accused), who were charged with and tried for offences punishable under Sections 120-B, 302 and 201 IPC, have been convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 3,000/- each under Section 302 IPC. They were also sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of seven years and to pay fine of Rs. 3,000/- each for the offence punishable under Section 201 IPC. Both the sentences were ordered to run concurrently. In lieu of default of payment of fine, they were further ordered to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two months each under both the counts.

2. The case of the prosecution, in a nut shell, is that accused Reshma Devi lodged missing report Ext. PW-26/A of her late husband Balak Ram (hereinafter referred to as the deceased) on 22.5.2011, at about 1:05 PM with Police Station Talai. Jiwan Kumar PW-1, brother of deceased