JUDGMENT :

M.G. UMA, J.

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The appellant in Crl.A. No.200104/2018 being accused No.1, the appellant in Crl.A. No.200100/2019 being accused No.2 and the appellant in Crl.A. No.200098/2018 being accused No.4 in Special Case (S.C.) No.23/2013 on the file of the learned I Additional Sessions Judge, Raichur, are impugning the judgment of conviction and order of sentence, convicting them along with accused Nos.3 and 5 for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 323, 504, 307 of Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and Section 3(i)(x) of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and sentencing them as under :

“Acting under Section 143 R/w Section 149 of IPC, the accused 1 to 5 are hereby sentenced to undergo S.I. for a period of 6 months and also to pay fine of Rs.1,000/- each and default to pay the fine to undergo S.I. for a further period of two months.

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Acting under Section 147 R/w Section 149 of IPC, the accused 1 to 5 are hereby sentenced to undergo S.I. for a period of 2 years and also to pay fine of Rs.2,000/- each and in default to pay the fine to undergo S.I. for a further period of two months.

Acting under Section 148 R/w Section 149 of IPC, the accu