YAQOOB, J. :

Appellants-Mohd. Shabir Code Gazi, Raj Din and Nazir Ahmed have filed three separate appeals against judgment and order dated 15-4-2011 and 3-5-2011 passed by learned Principal Sessions Judge, Kathua. For confirmation of sentence of death and life imprisonment awarded, learned Sessions Judge has submitted the record as required in terms of Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Svt. 1989, same is numbered as Confirmation. No. 8J/2011.

2. Appellants-Mohd. Shabir Code Gazi and Raj Din have been convicted under Section 7/27(3) Arms Act and sentenced to death with fine of Rs. 10,000/-. They have further been convicted under Section 302, RPC and sentenced to imprisonment for life and fine of Rs. 10,000/-.They have further been convicted under Section 460, RPC and sentenced to imprisonment for life and fine of Rs. 10,000/-. They have also to suffer imprisonment for one year and fine of Rs. 5,000/- under Sections 148/149, RPC.

3. Appellant-Nazir Ahmed has been convicted under Section 212, RPC and sentenced to imprisonment for three years with fine of Rs. 5,000/-.

4. Registration of case as Crime No. 36/2002, Police Station, Bani has culminated into presentation