T.P. Sharma, J.

1. Cr. A. Nos. 883/2011, 921/2011, 943/2011, 993/2011, 999/2011, 5/2012, 10/2012, 11/2012, 24/2012, 25/2012, 35/2012, 42/2012, 79/2012, 87/2012, 103/2012, 105/2012, 114/2012, 173/2012, 246/2012, 294/2012, 617/2012, 724/2012 & 854/2012 filed against the judgment dated 4-11-2011 passed by the Special Judge under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short 'the Special Act'), Raipur in Special Sessions Trial No. 47/2008 and Cr. A. No. 616/2012 filed against the judgment dated 4-11-2011 passed by the Special Judge under the Special Act, Raipur in Special Sessions Trial No. 83/2008 relating to same incident alleged to have been committed by members of Scheduled Caste against another member of Scheduled Caste are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. By filing Cr. A. Nos. 883/2011, 921/2011, 943/2011, 993/2011, 999/2011, 5/2012, 10/2012, 11/2012, 24/2012, 25/2012, 35/2012, 42/2012, 79/2012, 87/2012, 103/2012, 105/2012, 114/2012, 173/2012, 246/2012, 294/2012, 617/2012, 724/2012 & 854/2012, the appellants have challenged legality and propriety of the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 4-11-2011