Oral: Prafulla C. Pant, J.

This appeal, preferred under Section 374 of Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, is directed against judgment and order dated 26.05.2005, passed by Special Sessions Judge, Tehri Garhwal, New Tehri, in Special Sessions Trial No. 4 of 2000, whereby said court has convicted accused/appellants Kalam Singh @ Bheeru, Ranjeet @ Guddu and Raghu, under Section 302 read with Section 34 of I.P.C., under Section 323 read with Section 34 of I.P.C. and under Section 3 (2) (v) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Castes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The trial court has sentenced each one of the convicts to imprisonment for life and directed to pay fine of Rs. 2000/- under section 302 read with Section 34 of I.P.C. and imprisonment for a period of six months under Section 323 read with Section 34 of I.P.C. and each one of them has been further sentenced to imprisonment for life and directed to pay fine of Rs. 2000/- under Section 3 (2) (v) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Castes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

2. Heard Ms. Gaura Devi Dev, Advocate/Amicus Curie, for the appellants and Mr. Vinod Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, for the respondent/State,