1. Present appeal is directed against judgment and order of conviction passed by learned 2nd Ad hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Washim dated 28.11.2005 in Atrocity Case No. 10/2005.

By the impugned judgment and order of conviction, appellant no.1-Raju Sadar is convicted for an offence punishable under Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and is directed to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three months and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- and in default of payment of fine, to suffer further simple imprisonment for 15 days.

Appellant no.1-Raju, appellant no.2-Suresh, appellant no.3Bharat and appellant no.4-Ganesh are convicted for an offence punishable under Sections 294, 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC and under Section 3 (1) (x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Atrocities Act). For offence under Section 294 of IPC each of them is directed to suffer simple imprisonment for three months and to pay a fine of Rs.500/-.

For offence punishable under Section 506 read with Section 34 of IPC they are directed to suffer simple imprisonment for three months and to pay a fine of Rs.500/-, in default of payment of fine, to suffer simple