1. These appeals are directed against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentences dated 23.07.2011 passed in S. T. No. 34 of 2011 by the First Additional Sessions Judge, Bilaspur, by which the appellants have been held guilty of commission of offence under S.302, IPC and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment with fine of Rs. 500/- each, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo additional R.I., for 3 months.

2. According to the prosecution story, on the date of incident at about 5.00 p.m., in the evening, P.W.1 Ganesha Bai, wife of deceased, was being maltreated and abused by the deceased and at that time all of a sudden, the elder brother of deceased, namely Ramratan Suryavanshi (appellant of Criminal Appeal No. 712 of 2011) and his wife Laxmin Bai (appellant of Criminal Appeal No.720/2011) arrived at the spot and assaulted the deceased. It is stated that because of the assault made by hands and fists and bamboo club, deceased Laxmi Prasad sustained injuries on his chest as also head which proved to be fatal due to which he succumbed to death.

3. On the report of Ganesha Bai (P.W.1), wife of deceased, FIR (Ex.P.2) was registered by the police on 27.12.2010