JUDGMENT :

Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.

1. Both these appeals have been preferred under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure against the Judgment of conviction dated 04.08.2017 and Order of sentence dated 07.08.2017, passed by learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-VIII, Ranchi, in Sessions Trial No.186 of 2013/Tr. No.94 of 2016, whereby, the appellants have been found guilty and convicted for the offence under Section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 25(1-B) a/26 read with 35 of the Arms Act. Appellant Chhotu Singh has been further held guilty for the offence under Section 27 of the Arms Act also. Upon hearing on the point of sentence, the appellants have been sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life for the offence under Section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and fine of Rs.10,000/- and in default of payment of fine, further S.I. for one year.

Further, the appellants have been sentenced to undergo one and half years rigorous imprisonment under Section 25(1-B) a/26 read with 35 of the Arms Act in each Section and fine of Rs.1000/- each.

Further, the appellant Chhotu Singh has been sentenced to undergo five years R.I. with fine of Rs.2,000/- under Section