Judgment :

D.Dash,J.

1. Since in both these Appeals as at (A) & (B), the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 3^rd August, 2022 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Jeypore in Criminal Trial No.13 of 2015 arising out of G.R. Case No.451 of 2014 corresponding to Boipariguda P.S. Case No.73 of 2014 of the court of the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (S.D.J.M.), Jeypore are under challenge; those had been heard together and are disposed of by this common judgment.

The Appellants (accused persons) of both the Appeals as at (A) & (B) have been convicted for commission of offences under sections 302/201/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, ‘the IPC’) and each of them has been sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and pay fine of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand) in default of fine to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years for the offence under section 302, I.P.C. They have also been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years and fine of Rs.10,000/- in default to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of four months for the offence under section 201, I.P.C. with further stipulation that t