JUDGMENT :

Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.

These criminal appeals are directed against the judgment and order of conviction dated 30.03.2015 and sentence dated 04.04.2015 passed by Sri Yogeshwar Mani, learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-XII, Ranchi in S. T. Case No. 285 of 2012, whereby and whereunder, the appellants have been convicted for the offences punishable u/s 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment (R.I.) for life along with a fine of Rs. 10,000/-for the offence punishable u/s 302/34 I.P.C. and R.I. for three years along with a fine of Rs. 3,000/-for the offence punishable u/s 27 of the Arms Act.

2. The prosecution story reveals that the informant was working as a Centering Mazdoor in the under construction St. Anna Nursing School. The Munshi of the Contractor, Guard and others were sleeping at around 9.30 p.m. on 13.10.2011 when at around 11.30 p.m., four unknown persons had entered into the room along with Vimal Munda. It has been alleged that out of the four two persons had country made pistols while one had a Farsa. They had demanded the phone number of the Contractor and the Munshi and had also stated about the w