JUDGMENT :

RAJEEV SINGH, J.

1. Both the appeals have been filed by appellants namely Nitin Singh and Amit Singh against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 29.03.2014, passed by Additional Sessions Judge Court No. 5, Faizabad in Session Trial No. 31 of 2012, arising out of Case Crime No. 552 of 2011, under Section 302 I.P.C. Police Station Cantt. District Faizabad, whereby learned trial court has convicted the appellants, namely Nitin Singh and Amit Singh under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced them to undergo imprisonment for life and fine of Rs. 12,000/- each, in default of payment of fine to undergo additional imprisonment for one year. Both the appellants have filed two separate appeals. The aforesaid appeals are being decided by way of common judgment.

2. As per the prosecution story, on 22.03.2011 at about 10:00 p.m. the informant-Ashok Kumar Singh and Ram Kumar Singh riding on one motorcycle and Bhushan Veer Singh and Neeraj Singh riding on another motorcycle were returning from Faizabad to their village-Manapur, when they reached at Raipur canal bridge, they saw in the head light of their motorcycle that the appellants-Nitin Singh and Amit S