ORDER :

1. The appellants here, who are four in number, have been convicted by Mr. S.N. Tripathi, the then Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 6, Budaun of an offence under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [for short “the Penal Code”] and sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life, and a fine of Rs. 40,000/- each. In the event of default, the appellant concerned has been ordered to suffer an additional simple imprisonment for a period of ten months. The aforesaid judgment has been passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge in Sessions Trial No. 213 of 2006, State v. Pratap Singh and others (arising out of Case Crime No. 212 of 2003), under Section 302/34 of the Penal Code, Police Station - Kadar Chowk, District - Budaun, decided on 27.11.2012.

2. The First Information Report [for short “F.I.R.”] leading to the prosecution, that has since culminated in the impugned conviction, was lodged on 11.11.2003 at 12:25 in the afternoon hours by one Sirajuddin, son of Bajruddin, a native of Village Nauli Fatuabad, Police Station - Ushait, District -Buduan