the offence under section 302 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, “the IPC”) and section 25/27 of 1hereinafter shortly referred to as “the High Court” 2Sandeep v. State of Uttarakhand 3hereinafter shortly referred to as “the Sessions Court” 4State v. Veer Singh and two others2 the Arms Act, 1959 (for short, “the Arms Act”). The Sessions Court, in the aforesaid Sessions Trial No.208 of 1998, found the appellant guilty of the offence under section 302 r/w Section 34 IPC, convicted and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life with fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a further period of three months, while acquitting the other two co-accused. The Sessions Court in the connected Sessions Trial No.209 of 19985, acquitted the appellant of the offence under section 25/27 of the Arms Act. Feeling aggrieved and being dissatisfied with the judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the Sessions Court in Sessions Trial No.208 of