Om Prakash-VII, J.

These criminal appeals have been preferred by the accused/ appellants against the judgement and order dated 16.9.1995 passed by the VIII Additional District & Sessions Judge, Moradabad in Session Trial No.484/1994 (State vs. Moazzam and others) convicting and sentencing the appellants for the offences punishable under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC for life imprisonment and for offence under Section 148 IPC for two years rigorous imprisonment. All the sentences have been directed to run concurrently.

2. Since these criminal appeals have been filed against the same judgement and order, and have been heard together, therefore, the same are being decided by this judgement.

3. At the very outset, it is very relevant to mention here that during pendency of Criminal Appeal No. 1598 of 1995, the appellant - Moazzam Ali has died. As per the report of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Moradabad the accused/ appellant Moazzam Ali has been murdered. Accordingly, by the order dated 18.4.2014, this Court passed order directing abatement of Criminal Appeal No. 1598 of 1995 as against the appellant-Moazzam Ali in the said appeal.

4. Now, we are proceeding to conside