Anuja Prabhudessai, J.

1. These appeals are directed against the judgment and order dated 10th May, 2013 in Sessions Case No. 59 of 2010 whereby the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-1, Raigad, District Alibag, acquitted the aforesaid Respondents/accused for offences punishiable under sections 307 r/w. 149, 323 r/w 149, 143, 144, 147, 148 and 504 of the IPC and under section 37(1), 135 of the Bombay Police Act.

2. The case of the prosecution in brief, is that on 5.7.2009 PW2-Sujit Patil and some other boys were playing cricket on the school ground of village – Patnoli. PW1-Vilas Patil, PW3-Sandeep Patil and PW4- Kashinath Patil were sitting by the road and watching the cricket match. It is alleged that the accused No. 1 Deepak Patil and his brother Anil got down from Safari vehicle and came to the school ground and started abusing PW2-Sujit Patil and others. Thereafter the accused left the place of the incident and returned with other accused, who were armed with weapons such as hockey sticks, sword, lathi, etc. The accused assaulted the complainant and his brothers PW2-Sujit Patil, PW3-Sandeep Patil, PW4-Kashinath, etc. As a result, the complainant and others sustained grievous