2 also convicted for offence punishable under Section 25(1-B) (B) of the Arms Act and sentenced to undergo 1 year RI with fine of ₹1000/- and in default of payment of fine, 6 months additional RI. Rahul was also convicted under Section 27 of the Arms Act and sentenced to undergo 3 years RI with fine of ₹3000/- and in default of payment of fine, 6 months additional RI. Facts 3. The facts are that PW-1 Niranjan Deshpande rented a part of House no. 24 Shrinagar Main from its landlord PW-5 Vishal Pandey, few days before the date of incident i.e., 19.06.2011. Niranjan’s wife Megha, daughter Ashlesha and mother-in-law Smt. Rohini Phadke were at those premises, residing there. In the evening of that day another tenant PW-2 Dipti Kapil who lived on the same floor told PW-5 Vishal Pandey that Niranjan’s flat was bolted from the outside and reported seeing patches of blood on the door. On receiving this information, the landlord went to enquire. When no one opened the door, he looked through the open window and saw the dead bodies of the deceased persons lying near the bedroom door and blood was on the floor. He called his neighbour PW-9 Mahesh Parmar and Mukesh on the spot, before telephoning PW-1 Niranjan Deshpande to reach there immediately. PW-5 Vishal Pandey also lodged a first information report (FIR) at Police Station MIG Colony, Indore 4 which was recorded by PW-31 Inspector Mohan Singh Yadav (investigating officer “IO”). The FIR alleging that some unknown persons murdered the three deceased ladies with sharp weapons and fled the scene, registered offences punishable under Section 302 IPC and 25 Arms Act. 4. The police reached the premises and prepared a spot map of the crime scene. Several articles found at the spot were seized. It was later (on the next day) reported that Megha’s golden bangles and Mangalsutra, Rohini Phadke’s 4 FIR No. 401/2011 dated 19.06.2011