JUDGMENT

B.N. Agrawal, J.-Fourteen accused persons including respondent Nos. 1 to 5 (hereinafter referred to as the respondents ) were tried for various offences and the trial court convicted the respondents under Section 302/149 of the Penal Code and each one of them was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life. They were further convicted under Section 148 of the Penal Code and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years. Respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 4 were also convicted under Section 3 of the Explosive Substances Act and each one of them was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years. All the sentences, however, were ordered to run concurrently. So far as the other accused persons are concerned, they were acquitted of all the charges by the trial court itself. Against their convictions, the respondents filed appeals before the Andhra Pradesh High Court whereas son of the victim-Otukunta Appaiah filed a revision against the order of acquittal. The High Court dismissed the revision application but allowed the appeal, set aside the convictions and sentences awarded against the respondents by the trial court and acquitted them of all the charge