ORAL JUDGMENT

(Per : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE KS JHAVERI)

1. By way of the present appeal, the original accused- present appellants have challenged the judgement and order of conviction and sentence dated 14.09.2007 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge & Presiding Officer, F.T.C. No. 2, Gondal, Rajkot in Sessions Case No. 9/2007 whereby the original accused-present appellants are found guilty for the offence punishable under section 302 read with section 114 of Indian Penal Code as well as section 323 read with section 114 of the Indian Penal Code and thereby sentenced to imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 5000/- each, in default to undergo Simple Imprisonment for a period of six months and further sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment for three months and fine of Rs. 250/- each, in default to undergo Simple Imprisonment for a period of one month. Both the substantive sentences are directed to run concurrently.

2. The case of the prosecution in short is that on 29- 9-2006 at about 10.30 a.m., when the victim was working in the Sim of Village, Ardoi, Taluka Kotadasangani, Rajkot, her husband Kishorebhai (appellant No.2) and her younger sister-in-law Hansaben (Derani) forcefull