Appellant Nos.1 to 5 were tried for the companymission of offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 341, 504, 506, 324, 326 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code I.P.C. The Trial Court did number find the appellants guilty of the aforesaid offences and hence they were acquitted.
The sentences, however, were to run companycurrently.
P.C. by the High Court.
The appellants were also companyvicted for companymission of offence punishable under Section 324 of the I.P.C. and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three months and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/ each and simple imprisonment for two months for default in payment of fine.
PW 4 Balaji, who sustained injuries on his head and back, was directed to be paid companypensation of Rs.25,000/ .
The High Court, however, by the impugned judgment reversed the order of acquittal and companyvicted all the appellants for companymission of offence punishable under Section 326 of the I.P.C. and sentenced them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three months and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/ each and simple imprisonment 2 for two months for default in payment of fine.
Leave granted.
The appellants have been given benefit of set off under Section 428 of Cr.
