JUDGMENT :

(1) Heard Sri Raijv Lochan Shukla, Sri Arvind Srivastava, learned counsel for the appellants as well as learned counsel for the informant and Sri Bhanu Prakash Singh, learned Brief Holder for the State and perused the record.

(2) By way of instant criminal appeal, challenge has been made to the authenticity and sustainability of the judgment and order dated 25.03.2004 passed by Additional Sessions Judge/F.T.C. No.3, Mirzapur in Sessions Trial No. 224 of 1998 (State Vs. Ram Bali and others), under Sections 307, 504, 506 IPC, and Sessions Trial No.396 of 1999, under Section 25 Arms Act, Police Station Kotwali Dehat, District Mirzapur, whereby in Sessions Trial No.224 of 1998 the appellant Ram Bali has been convicted and sentenced to undergo 7 years R.I. coupled with fine Rs.3000/ and the two other co accused appellants-Prakash Chandra and Subhash Chandra have been convicted and sentenced for offence u/s 307 read with Section 34 IPC to undergo 7 years R.I. coupled with fine Rs.3000/ and default clause stipulated additional R.I. for one year to be suffered by the concerned (defaulter) appellant's aforesaid.

Further, in Sessions Trial No.396 of 1999 appellant Ram Bali who was tr