JUDGMENT

Ritu Bahri, J. - The appellant has come up in appeal against the judgment dated 23.05.2016 and decree dated 24.05.2016 whereby he has been convicted and sentenced as under:-

Offence

Sentence

U/S 307 of IPC

To undergo imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs. 10,000/-. In default of payment of fine, further undergo simple imprisonment for six months.

U/S 25 of Arms Act

To undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years and to pay fine of Rs.3,000/-. In default of payment of fine, further undergo simple imprisonment for three months .

2. The case set up by the prosecution is that on 02.12.2013, information was received by SI Mohammad Illias Khan from Police Post, PGIMS, Rohtak that Dr. Ashish Dahiya was admitted in hospital with fire injury. One Mahender Singh Dalal, who was working as Assistant in the Hotel Management Department, M.D.U., Rohtak told the police that Dr. Ashish Dahiya was working as Director in the M.D.U., Rohtak. The Director room and his room were in the same building. On 02.12.2013 at about 10:30 a.m., Dr. Ashish Dahiya called a meeting of the office staff and that meeting lasted till 11 a.m. At about 11:15 a.m., when Dr. Ashish Dahiya was sitting in his office,