REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.

1. Criminal Appeal No. 563 of 2005 is preferred by nine accused i.e. Mahadeo Saudagar Gidde (original accused no. 1), Sarjerao Pralhad Raut (original accused no. 3), Suresh Rajaram Sarde (original accused no. 5), Shantabai Ganpat Gidde, (original accused no. 6), Dattatraya Saudagar Gidde (original accused no. 9), Hanmant Eknath Laad, (original accused no. 10), Suryabhan Bhagwan Ubale (original accused no. 11), Tukaram Rajaram Sarde (original accused no. 14) and Shobha Yuvraj Raut, (original accused no. 15) and Criminal Appeal No. 603 of 2005 is preferred by six accused i.e. Kisan Vitthal Raut (original accused no. 2), Ganpat Rajaram Sarde (original accused no. 4), Hanmant Ganpat Gidde, (original accused no. 7), Balaji Ganpat Gidde (original accused no. 8), Yuvraj Suresh Raut (original accused no. 12) and Bibhishan Vitthal Raut (original accused no. 13). Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, we shall refer to the appellants by their names and numbers i.e. original accused numbers as set out in the Sessions Case.

2. The aforesaid two criminal appeals are directed against the Judgment and Order dated 29th April, 2005, passed by the learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Solapur, in Sessions Case No. 58 of 2004, convicting and sentencing the appellants, for the offences stated herein-under:-

(i) Kisan Vitthal Raut (A2), Ganpat Rajaram Sarde, (A4) Hanmant Ganpat Gidde (A7) and Yuvraj Suresh Raut (A12), for the offence punishable under Section 302 r/w 149 of the Indian Penal Code, to suffer rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/- each, in default to suffer rigorous imprisonment for fifteen days (for the death of Machindra Mahadeo Garad).

(ii) Mahadeo Saudagar Gidde (A1), Sarjerao Pralhad Raut (A3), Suresh Rajaram Sarde (A5), Shantabai Ganpat Gidde, (A6), Balaji Ganpat Gidde (A8), Dattatraya Saudagar Gidde, (A9), Hanmant Eknath Laad (A10), Suryabhan Bhagwan Ubale (A11), Bibhishan Vitthal Raut (A13), Tukaram Rajaram Sarde, (A14) and Shobha Yuvraj Raut, (A15), for the offence punishable under Section 324 r/w 149 of the Indian Penal Code, to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two years (for the assault on Machindra Mahadeo Garad).

(iii) Kisan Vitthal Raut (A2), Ganpat Rajaram Sarde (A4), Balaji Ganpat Gidde (A8), Yuvraj Suresh Raut (A12), Bibhishan Vitthal Raut (A13), for the offence punishable under Section 307 r/w 149 of the Indian Penal Code, to suffer rigorous imprisonment for seven years and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/- each, in default to suffer rigorous imprisonment for fifteen days (for the assault on Tanaji Mahadeo Garad).

(iv) Mahadeo Saudagar Gidde (A.1), Sarjerao Pralhad Raut (A3), Suresh Rajaram Sarde (A5), Shantabai Ganpat Gidde, (A6), Hanmant Ganpat Gidde (A7), Dattatraya Saudagar Gidde, (A.9) Hanmant Eknath Laad (A10), Suryabhan Bhagwan Ubale (A11), Tukaram Rajaram Sarde (A14) and Shobha Yuvraj Raut, (A15) for the offence punishable under Section 324 r/w 149 of the Indian Penal Code, to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay fine of Rs. 200/- each, in default to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one week (for the assault on Tanaji Mahadeo Garad).

(v) All the appellants are convicted for the offences punishable, under Section 147 r/w 149 and under Section 148 r/w 149 of the Indian Penal Code, however, no separate sentence was awarded for the said offences in view of the sentence imposed on them for other offences.

(vi) Mahadeo Saudagar Gidde (A1), Sarjerao Pralhad Raut (A3), Suresh Rajaram Sarde (A5), Shantabai Ganpat Gidde, (A6), Dattatraya Saudagar Gidde (A9), Hanmant Eknath Laad (A10), Suryabhan Bhagwan Ubale (A11), Tukaram Rajaram Sarde (A14) and Shobha Yuvraj Raut (A15), for the offence punishable under Section 323 r/w 149 of the Indian Penal Code, to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two months (for the assault on Navnath Mahadeo Garad).

(vii) Hanmant Ganpat Gidde (A7), for the offence punishable under Section 504 of the Indian Penal Code, to suffer rigorous