JUDGMENT :

S.G. Chattopadhyay, J.

Since both the appeals arise out of the same judgment and the facts and law, involved, are also same, they are clustered together for disposal by this common judgment. By means of filing these criminal appeals, appellants have challenged the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 14.02.2019 whereby and whereunder appellant Rajesh Urang and his appellant father Sunil Urang were convicted under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC hereunder) and sentenced to imprisonment for life and a fine of Rs.10,000/- each with default stipulation for having committed offence punishable under section 302 read with section 34 IPC.

2. The factual background of the case is as under:

Narayan Urang [PW-15], brother of the deceased, lodged the FIR with the officer in charge of Kailashahar police station alleging, inter alia, that on 02.07.2012 at about 10 O’clock in the night, daughter of the deceased informed him that appellant Rajesh Urang along with his appellant father Sunil Urang and uncle Mohan Urang was assaulting the deceased with dao, lathi etc. in front of the house of Jadu Lal Urang in their neighbourhood in Urang Para at Murticherra. Having he