JUDGMENT :

Nalin Kumar Srivastava, J.

1. The instant Criminal Appeal has been directed against the judgment and order dated 2.3.2013 passed by the Special Judge (SC/ST Act) / Additional Sessions Judge, Ghaziabad in Sessions Trial No. 402 of 2008 (Case Crime No. 230 of 2007), P.S. Babugarh, District Ghaziabad convicting and sentencing the appellants under Section 302 I.P.C. read with Section 34 I.P.C. for life imprisonment and a fine of Rs.10,000/- each with stipulation of default clause, under Section 354 IPC for one year rigorous imprisonment, under Section 452 IPC for two years rigorous imprisonment and under Section 3 (2)(v) The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (in short ''the SC/ST Act') for life imprisonment each and a fine of Rs.5,000/- with stipulation of default clause.

2. Brief facts, as culled out from the record, are that a First Information Report was lodged by the informant, Sukhpal son of Ram Chandra, resident of village Garhi Hoshiyarpur, Police Station Babugarh, Ghaziabad, at Police Station Babugarh, District Ghaziabad with t