Hon’ble N.A. Moonis, J.—The instant appeal has been filed on behalf of the appellant Chet Ram against the judgment and order dated 18.7.1995 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge Special Judge Bareilly, whereby the appellant has been convicted and sentenced in Sessions Trial No. 421 of 1994, under Section 302/34 IPC for life imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 2,000/- and in default of payment to serve out an additional sentence of six months. Further the appellant was convicted and sentenced in Sessions Trial No. 422 of 1994 under Section 25 (1)(A) of Arms Act to undergo rigorous imprisonment of one year. All the sentences were directed to run concurrently.

2. The genesis of the prosecution case narrated in a nut shell is that Arvind Kumar lodged a First Information Report on 19.10.1993 at 1.30 p.m. vide Case Crime No. 433 of 1994, under Section 302 IPC against the appellant Chet Ram and co-accused Natthu Lal with respect to the incident of the same day at 10.30 a.m. that the appellant Chet Ram and his father Natthu Lal had committed the murder of his father Chheda Lal (who is brother of co-accused Natthu Lal) by causing injury with knife. The appellant was armed with a cou