JUDGMENT :

MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J.

1. Both Criminal Appeals are directed against judgment and order dated 03.06.2011 passed by Additional District and Sessions Judge, Court No. 6, Moradabad in Sessions Trial No. 1171/2007 (Pawan and Others vs. State) connected with Sessions Trial No. 1172/2007 (Pawan Yadav and Another) whereby, Pawan (appellant in connected Criminal Appeal No. 4433 of 2011) and Amit @ Amit Yadav (appellant in leading Criminal Appeal No. 3774 of 2011) have been convicted and sentenced under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for life imprisonment with fine of Rs. 20,000/- each and in default of payment of fine to further undergo imprisonment for a period of three years. They have also been convicted and sentenced under Section 504 IPC to undergo R.I. for six months with fine of Rs. 1000/- each and under Section 506 IPC to undergo R.I. for two years with fine of Rs. 4000/- each. They have further been convicted and sentenced under Section 25 of Arms Act to undergo three years R.I. with fine of Rs. 6000/- each. All the sentences have been ordered to run concurrently.

2. We have heard Sri Rajiv Lochan Shukla, Sri Manish Tandon and Sri Thakur Prasad Dubey, learned co