1. The present appellant, Udaimanik Jamatia was put on trial along with other three accused, namely Debashis Reang alias Debasingh Reang, Kishore Jamatia and Manichand Jamatia for committing offence under S.364A and S.302 of the I.P.C. read with S.201 of the IPC On completion of the trial, the learned Sessions Judge, South Tripura, Udaipur upon recording the evidence and hearing the learned counsel for the parties ultimately found the appellant guilty for committing offence under all the sections, as stated supra. For commission of offence under S.364A, IPC the appellant was sentenced to suffer R. I. for life and also to pay a fine of Rs. 2,000/-, id to payment of fine, to suffer further SI for six months and for the offence committed under S.302 of the IPC the appellant was sentenced to suffer R. I. for life and