Samapti Chatterjee, J.

1. The appellants preferred the instant appeal assailing the Judgment and Order of conviction passed in Sessions Trial No. 6(2) 2004 by the Learned Sessions Judge, 3rd Fast Track Court, Malda on 4th day of September, 2006 convicting the appellants/petitioners under Sections 307/450/323/34 of the Indian Penal Code. They are sentenced to suffer Rigorous Imprisonment for 10 (ten) years each and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-each in default to suffer 1 (one) year Rigorous Imprisonment each for committing the offence punishable us/307/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The convicts are also sentenced to suffer Rigorous Imprisonment for 5 (five) years each and a fine of Rs.500/- each in default to suffer 6 (six) months Rigorous Imprisonment each for committing offence punishable under Section 450/34 of the Indian Penal Code and are also sentenced to suffer another Rigorous Imprisonment for 6 (six) months each and a fine of Rs.500/- each in default to suffer 1 (one) month Rigorous Imprisonment each for committing the offence punishable under Sections 323/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

2. The case made out by the prosecution may be summed up thus.

On 12.10.1999 Tuesday