Judgment

VINOD PRASAD, J.

This appeal by the three appellants, namely, Abhiram Rohidas(A1),Bhabani Shankar Kumra (A2) and Dara Seth(A3), is directed against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 26.2.96, passed by Additional Sessions Judge, district Sambalpur, in S.T. No. 180/39 of 1994, State versus Abhiram Rohidas and 2 others, relating to crime no. 36 of 94, U/Ss 449/302/382/34 I.P.C. police station Katarbaga district Sambalpur, by which learned trial Judge has convicted all the three appellants herein for offence U/S 302/34 I.P.C. and has sentenced them to life imprisonment while conferring the benefit of set off for the period of imprisonment already undergone by them as under trials.

2. Entire edifice of prosecution case against the appellants since depends upon circumstantial evidences, therefore, for accurate understanding and appreciation of various circumstances put forth, essential facts are reproduced below in the chronological order of their happenings, as was stated during investigation and subsequently divulged in the Sessions Trial and counting on that it is revealed that one Nirmal Kumar Naik/PW4 and Smt. Arti Naik/PW6 are the son and daugh