JUDGMENT :

Shampa Dutt (Paul), J.

The Appeal:-

1. The present appeal has been preferred against a judgment and order dated 30.04.2016 and 02.05.2016, passed by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge, 1st Fast Track Court, Kandi, Murshidabad in Sessions Trial No. 07 (05) 2012 (Corresponding to Sessions Serial No. 49 of 2011), thereby convicting the appellant no.1 for the commission of the offence punishable under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code and sentencing him to undergo simple imprisonment of 3 (three) years and to pay a fine of 1,000/-, in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of one month and also convicting the appellants no. 2-4 for the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 325/308/34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentencing them to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of 7 (seven) years for the commission of the offence punishable under Sections 325/34 of the Indian Penal Code and also to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 7 (seven) years and to pay a fine of Rs. 2,000/- in default to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a further period of 2 (two) months for the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 308/34 of