VIJAY SHANKAR SHINDE Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment passed by a Division Bench of Bombay High Court, dismissing the appeal filed by the appellants who were convicted by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Satara, for offences punishable under Sections 302, 307, 452 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short "IPC"). For the first two offences each was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine with default stipulation. For the offence relatable to Section 452 IPC, each was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine with default stipulation.

(3.) Prosecution case which led to the trial of the appellants was as follows: