JUDGMENT :

Sanjay Kumar Pachori, J.

1. The present appeals have been preferred by the appellants against the common judgment and order passed by Additional District & Sessions Judge, Court No. 2 Mathura, on 16.5.2011 and 18.5.2011 in Sessions Trial Nos. 40 of 2008, 207 of 2008, 208 of 2008, and 73 of 2008 arising out of Case Crime No. 681 of 2007 Police Station, [PS] Highway, District Mathura, whereby the appellants Jagdish and Manoj Kumar have been convicted for the offences punishable under Section 302 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code (in short “I.P.C.”). The punishment awarded to the appellants for their conviction noticed above is as follows; imprisonment for life with a fine of Rs. 20,000/- each and default sentence of one year under Section 302 read with 34 of I.P.C. Learned trial court acquitted other co-accused Raghunath and Sahukar under Section 302 read with Section 34 of I.P.C. and the appellants Jagdish and Manoj Kumar under Section 25 of Arms Act and no Government appeal/s was/were reported to be pending against the aforesaid acquittal. Since the abovementioned appeals arise from a common judgment of the trial court, it will be proper for us to deal with these appeals i