A.N.JINDAL, J.

1. This appeal is directed against the judgment dated 22.9.1997 passed by the then Sessions Judge, Ferozepur, vide which, accused Harnam Dass (hereinafter referred to as the appellant) was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (for short `IPC) and Section 27 of the Indian Arms Act and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 3000/-, in default of payment of fine, to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for six months, under Section 302 IPC and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 3 years and to pay fine of Rs. 1000/-, in default of payment of fine, to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for two months, under Section 27 of the Arms Act. However, all the substantive sentences were ordered to run concurrently.

2. Appellant-Harnam Dass, a resident of Ferozepur was running an electronic shop. His son Harmanjit Singh had died in an accident, but the appellant was suspecting that Vijay Kumar and Krishan Kumar had a hand in it and they had projected the homicidal death of Harmanjit Singh as an accident.

3. In nutshell, the facts as unfolded by the prosecution during the trial are that on 30.4.1995 at about 10.15 a.m., Amri