1. The present appeal, by three appellants, is directed against judgment of conviction and order of sentence, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Meerut in Sessions Trial No. 634/2004, on 12.02.2008. By the impugned judgment, appellant Manoj was held guilty of having committed offences under Sections 302/307 & 452 IPC and was directed to suffer rigorous imprisonment for life, 7 years and 3 years respectively on the above three counts. In addition to the substantive sentence of imprisonment, the learned Trial Judge directed appellant Manoj also to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- under Section 302 IPC and of Rs.5000/- each on the remaining two counts under Sections 307/452 IPC. In case of having defaulted in making the payment, appellant Manoj was to suffer rigorous imprisonment for further periods of 1 year, 6 months and 6 months respectively on the three respective counts. As regards appellant Sanjay and Lekhraj, they had been held guilty of having committed offence under Sections 302/34, 307/34 & 452 IPC. Similar sentences were inflicted upon each of them also both in the form of substantive imprisonment and sentence of fine as was directed to be suffered and p