JUDGMENT :

JOYMALYA BAGCHI, J.

1. The appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 26.04.2018 and 27.04.2018 passed by learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, 3rd Court, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur in Sessions Trial No. 02(07)/2016 convicting the appellants for commission of offence punishable under Sections 395/ 397 of the Indian Penal Code and section 35 of the Arms Act and the appellant Nos. 1 to 4 and 6 under Section 412 of the Indian Penal Code and the appellant No. 5 under section 25(i)(a) 27 of the Arms Act and sentencing the appellant Nos. 1 to 6 to suffer rigorous imprisonment for ten years each and to pay fine of Rs. 10,000/- each, in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for six months more for the offence punishable under Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code; to suffer rigorous imprisonment for seven years for the offence punishable under Section 397 of the Indian Penal Code and under section 35 of the Arms Act, sentencing appellant Nos. 1 to 4 and 6 to suffer rigorous imprisonment for ten years and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/- each, in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for six months more for the offence punishable under Section 412 of the Indian Pe