JUDGMENT/ORDER

Harinder Singh Sidhu, J. - Since common questions of law and facts are involved in the aforesaid appeals these are taken up together and disposed of by a common judgment.

2. Criminal Appeal No. CRA-S-4588-SB-2018 has been filed by the appellants against their conviction and sentence vide judgment and order dated 17.11.2018 of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar in Sessions case No. 419 of 2015 whereby they were charged with and tried for offences punishable under Sections 307, 324, 341 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (in short 'IPC') along with co-accused Buta Singh. For the offence under section 307 IPC the appellants were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of four years and to pay fine of Rs. 2000/- each, and in default to further undergo RI for one month. For offence under Section 341 IPC the appellants were sentenced to undergo RI for one month. The sentences were ordered to run concurrently. Buta Singh was acquitted.

3. Criminal Appeal No. CRA-AD-130-2019 has been filed by the complainant Surjit Singh challenging the acquittal of Buta Singh.

4. The case of the prosecution in a nutshell is that on 16.7.2014 ASI Jagtar S