1. This judgment shall dispose of four appeals bearing CRA-D No. 974-DB of 2002 filed by appellant Nazar Singh, CRA-D No. 806-DB of 2002 filed by appellant Sohan Singh, CRA-D No. 951-DB of 2002 filed by appellant Meena and CRA-D No. 952-DB of 2002 filed by appellant Baljinder Pal alias Bhao, as all these four appellants have been held guilty, convicted and sentenced by a common judgment of conviction and order of sentence, in one First Information Report. Appellant-accused Baljinder Pal alias Bhau was held guilty and was convicted for the commission of offence under Sections 120-B,302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code (for short "I.P.C.") and was sentenced as under:-

"Under Section 302 I.P.C. to undergo imprisonment for life; under Section 120-B I.P.C. to undergo imprisonment for two years and to pay a fine of ` 1000/- and in default of payment of fine to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for one month; under Section 201 I.P.C.--to undergo imprisonment for three years and to pay a fine of ` 1000/- and in default of payment of fine to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for three months vide judgment and order of sentence dated 12.10.2002."

Appellants-accused Meen