JUDGMENT :

1. This is an appeal against judgment and order dated 19.05.2000 by the Ld. Additional Sessions Judge, 2nd Court, Purba Burdwan, convicting the appellants for commission of offence punishable under Section 148 and under Section 323 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code and sentencing then to suffer simple imprisonment for 6 months under Section 148 of Indian Penal Code and to further suffer simple imprisonment for 6 months for offence punishable under Section 323 read with Section 149 of Indian Penal Code. Both the sentences to run concurrently. The prosecution case against the appellants is as follows:-

2. That on 11.10.1996 at about 14.00 hours, all the accused persons armed with Lathi, Da, Ballom, Tangi, Chain etc. entered into the house of the defacto complainant Anil Mondal and assaulted the complainant and outraged the modesty of the women-folk and also assaulted the witnesses who came to the rescue of the complainant. Some of the persons sustained severe injuries and were admitted at Burdwan Medical College and Hospital. The accused person allegedly also damaged and ransacked the household articles belonging to the complainant and the complainant sustained