Pritam Pal, J.

1. Appellant Anil Kumar and three others have filed their respective appeals i.e. bearing Cr. Appeal Nos. 391-DB of 1997 and 392-DB of 1997 by Anil Kumar, Crl. Appeal No. 398-DB of 1997 by appellants Parveen Kumar and Lal Chand and Criminal Appeal No. 527-DB of 1997 by appellant Gulbar against judgment and order dated April 2, 1997 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Karnal, whereby appellant Anil Kumar was convicted under Section 302 of I.P.C. and also under Section 25 of the Arms Act, whereas the other three appellants were convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 of I.P.C. and then sentenced to undergo R.I. for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 1000.00 each and in default of payment of fine to further undergo R.I. for one year each under Sections 302 and 302 read with Section 34 of I.P.C. Appellant Anil Kumar was also sentenced to undergo R.I. for two years for the offence punishable under Section 25 of the Arms Act. However, the sentence awarded to Anil Kumar appellant under Section 25 of the Arms Act, was also ordered to run concurrently with the sentence imposed in, the murder case.

2. Since all the aforesaid four appeals arise out of one and the