JUDGMENT :

N.V. Ramana, J.

These appeals by special leave are directed against the judgment dated 12th September, 2007 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, at Jabalpur in Criminal Appeal Nos. 315, 316, 333 and 590 of 1999, whereby the High Court dismissed the criminal appeals filed by the appellants herein and affirmed the order of conviction and sentence passed by the trial Court against them.

2. Brief facts of the case, according to the prosecution, are that on 8th May, 1998 one Sanjay Sorle was attending a marriage at Bharveli village. While the ceremonials were underway, one Deepak with two others arrived there on motorcycle. An altercation had taken place between Sanjay Sorle and the motorcyclists. Deepak, while leaving that place, threatened Sanjay Sorle and went away. After that, he came back to the marriage venue at about 10.30 p.m. on a bullet motorcycle with Gudda @ Shivshanker, Shiv, Suresh (appellant herein) and Shanker (appellant herein) and took away Sanjay Sorle from the venue to the road and assaulted him. Altogether 11 persons were allegedly involved in the crime. Gudda had inflicted injuries with knife, Shiv with Gupti while Shanker and Suresh i.e. appellants