JUDGMENT - TAHILRAMANI V.K., J.:---The appellants who are the original accused Nos. 1 to 5, 7 to 17, 20, 21 23 have been mainly convicted under sections 307 read with 34 of I.P.C. by the learned IInd Additional Sessions Judge, Solhapur in Sessions Case No. 39/86. In the said case, all the appellants have been convicted under sections 147 and 148 I.P.C. and sentenced to R.I. for 1 year and 2 years respectively on those counts. They have also been convicted under section 307 read with 149 I.P.C. and sentenced to R.I. for 7 years and to pay fine of Rs. 300/- i.d. R.I. for 3 months. They had also been convicted under section 332 read with 149 I.P.C. and sentenced to undergo R.I. for 2 years and under section 135(1) of the Bombay Police Act.

2. On the last occasion i.e. 2-12-2002 when this matter came up for hearing, all the injured witnesses in the said case i.e. P.W. 2 Balu Shivdas Dhas, P.W. 5 Vithal Balbhim Dhas, P.W. 6 Chandrakant Kerba Dhas, P.W. 8 Kashinath Shankar Dhas, P.W. 9 Laxman Limbaraj Dhas and P.W. 10 Arjun Krishna Dhas were personally present before this Court and they showed their desire to settle the matter amicably. It was stated on behalf of the injured witnesses t

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