S.S. SHINDE, J.

1. These Appeals are directed against the Judgment and order dated 6th August, 2011, passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-11, Pune in Sessions Case No.656 of 2009, thereby convicting the Appellants/Original Accused Nos.1 to 12 for the offences punishable under Section 143 read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code [for short 'IPC'] and sentencing them to suffer rigorous imprisonment for six months with fine of Rs.100/each, in default to suffer further rigorous imprisonment [for short 'R.I.'] for 15 days each. The trial Court also convicted Appellants/Original Accused Nos.1 to 12 for the offence punishable under Sections 147 read with 149 of the IPC and sentenced them to suffer R.I. for two Years with fine of Rs.200/each, in default to suffer further R.I. for 30 days each. The trial Court also convicted Appellants/Original Accused Nos.1 to 12 for the offence punishable under Sections 148 read with 149 of the IPC and sentenced them to suffer R.I. for three Years with fine of Rs.200/each, in default to suffer further R.I. for 1 month each. The trial Court also convicted Appellants/Original Accused Nos.1 to 12 for the offence punishable under Sections 449 read with 149 of the IPC and sentenced them to suffer R.I. for 10 Years with fine of Rs.500/each, in default to suffer further R.I. for 2 months each. The trial Court also convicted Appellants/Original Accused Nos.1 to 12 for the offence punishable under Sections 302 read with 149 of the IPC and sentenced them to suffer R.I. for life and to pay fine of Rs.1000/each, in default to suffer further R.I. for 3 months each. The trial Court also convicted Appellants/Original Accused Nos.1 to 12 for the offence punishable under Sections 427 read with 149 of the IPC and sentenced them to suffer R.I. for two Years with fine of Rs.300/each, in default to suffer further R.I. for 1 month each. All the above sentences were directed to be run concurrently. Hence these Appeals are filed by the Appellants challenging the conviction and sentence.

2. As all these Criminal Appeals are arising out of one and the same Judgment and Order passed by the trial Court, all these Appeals are being decided by this common Judgment. In the Sessions Case before the trial Court, there were in all 12 accused, who were tried together. The trial Court has convicted and sentenced all the twelve accused in the manner as already mentioned herein above in paragraph 1. Those twelve accused have filed these different six Criminal Appeals which are being decided by this common Judgment.

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is as under:

[A] An informant (PW 16) Sau. Narsu Raju Jegali is married sister of Yellappa Pujari (PW 1), Yuvraj Pujari(PW 3) and deceased Hira Pujari. In the year 2008, when the incident occurred, the informant had been at the house of her parents, wherein she herself, her mother, PW 1, PW 3 and deceased Hira Pujari were residing jointly in the house situate at Gosavi Vasti, Karve Road, Pune. Their house consists of two partitioned rooms.

[B] The deceased Hira Pujari was jobless. Hence on 11th October, 2008, he was at his house in between 11.00 a.m. to 12.30 noon. Likewise, informant Narsu was present in the house. The other family members have been out of the house for attending their job. Thus, at the time of incident informant (PW 16) and her brother Hira Pujari only were present in the house.

[C] It is alleged that on the said date at about 12.00 to 12.30 noon, accused Nos.1 to 12 along with the deceased accused Balaji Chavan, armed with deadly weapons viz. swords, scythes and axe rushed towards the house of informant, caused damage to the glass window panel of the house and house of neighbour Chand Shaikh. Therefore, the informant had made an attempt to close the door, but she was not allowed to do so by pushing the door by the said accused. Some of the accused had entered into the house and some waited in the door and by means of the above said weapons, had assaulted to Hira Pujar