JUDGMENT :

B.P. Dharmadhikari, J.

1. These Appeals assail the common Judgment and Order dated 31st August 2012 delivered by the Special Judge, MCOC Act, Gr. Mumbai in MCOC Special Case No.7 of 2008 and other connected matters, whereby the said Court convicted –

(a) Arun Gulab Gawali (A-1), Sandip @ Sandy Baliram Gangan (A-9), Shrikrishna @ Babu Tukaram Gurav (A-10), Pratap Tukaram Godse (A-12), Ajit Chandrakant Rane (A-13), Suresh Raghunath Patil (A-15) and Sunil Sadashiv Ghate (A-20) for the offences punishable under Section 3(4) of the MCOC Act, 1999 and sentenced each of them to suffer rigorous imprisonment for ten years and to pay a fine of Rs.5.00 Lac. each, & in default of fine, sentenced them to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three years.

(b) Arun Gawali (A-1), Sandip Gangan (A-9), Shrikrishna Gurav (A-10), Pratap Godse (A-12), Ajit Rane (A-13), Suresh Patil (A-15) and Sunil Ghate (A-20) for the offences punishable under Section 3(1)(ii) of the MCOC Act, 1999 and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for ten years and to pay a fine of Rs.5.00 Lacs each, and in default thereof, to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three years.

(c) Vijay Giri (A-2), Ashokkumar Shivakant Jaiswa