JUDGMENT :

Arvind Singh Sangwan, J.

1. This criminal appeal has been preferred by the accused-appellants, Pradeep Kumar Pandey, Kartikey Pandey, and Amrendra Kumar Pandey against the judgment and order dated 16th September, 2022 passed by the Special Judge (SC/ST)/Additional Sessions Judge, Court No.2, Bhadohi in Sessions Trial No. 108 of 2016 (State Vs. Pradeep Kumar Pandey & Others) arising out of Case Crime No. 282 of 2015, under Sections 272, 120 of I.P.C. read with Sections 60/63 Of U.P. Excise Act, Police Station-Aurai, District-Bhadohi, whereby all three accused-appellants have been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment each under Section 272 of I.P.C. with a fine of Rs.5,000/- each and in default thereof, they have to further undergo one year additional imprisonment; and one year rigorous imprisonment each under Section 60 of the Excise Act with fine of Rs.500/- each and in default thereof, they have to further undergo one month additional imprisonment each, with an observation that all the sentences are to run concurrently.

2. We have heard Mr. Dhirendra Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the accused-appellants and learned A.G.A. for the State and also perused the e