JUDGMENT

S.N. Variava, J.-These Appeals are against the Judgment dated 9th January, 1998 by which the High Court has dismissed the Criminal Appeals filed by the Appellants herein.

2. Briefly stated the facts are as follows :

According to the prosecution, on 3rd June, 1989 Tungnath Mistri, Parshuram Bind, Shiv Nath Bind, Ram Vinod Bind and certain others villagers were sitting in front of the house of Parshuram Bind. All of a sudden 22 to 23 persons came running from the western gali armed ith rifles, guns, country made pistols, pasulis and lathis and started firing from the fire-arms. It is the case of the prosecution that these assailants started firing at Parshuram Bind. Appellant No. 1 (Chandra Shekhar Bind) fired at Tungnath Mistri causing injuries on his left elbow. One Suresh Bind also fired at Tungnath Mistri causing injury on his right hand. It is the case of the prosecution that when Parshuram Bind tried to enter his house he was chased by the assailants who caught him and brought him out and then he was assaulted iwth a pasuli. It is the case of the prosecution that Sita Ram Bind, father of Parshuram Bind, came out of the house and he was also fired at. It is the case of