Judgment

RAMASWAMI, J. : The appellants-Pampapathy and Shekarappa were tried in the Court of Sessions at Chitradurga for offences under Ss. 147, 148, 307, 323, 302 read with S. 149 and S. 325 read with S. 149 of the Indian Penal Code and convicted of all the offences other than under S. 302 read with S. 149, Indian Penal Code.

2. The case of the prosecution was that the appellants, along with others, some of whom were dismissed, workers of Devangiri Cotton Mills and Shri Ganeshar Textiles Mills and some of whom were office bearers and members of the Devangiri Cotton Mills Employees Association and Shri Ganeshar Textiles Mills Workers Union, conspired with the common object of committing murder and other offences with a view to strengthen their Associations and to weaken the rival Unions which had the sympathy of the Mill Managements. It was alleged that they intended to create fear in the mind of the Management of the Mills in order to gain their object of getting more bonus and get the dismissed workers reinstated. It was stated that they formed themselves into an unlawful assembly, armed themselves with deadly weapons, and attacked the deceased Heggappa and other loyal workers on