Deepak Gupta, J.

1. By this judgment, four appeals being Criminal Appeals No. 1080 of 2001, 1082 of 2001, 1136 of 2001 and 1147 of 2001 are being disposed of since they arise out of one incident and one judgment of the trial court dated 23.10.2001 passed by the Special Judge (Atrocities), Bilaspur in Special Criminal Case No. 84 of 1996.

2. Pradeep-Appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 1080 of 2001, Ashok Kumar- Appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 1082 of 2001, Dharamraj Singh- Appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 1136 of 2001, and Nand Kishore- Appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 1147 of 2001, have been convicted and sentenced as follows:

Accused/Appellant	Conviction	Under Sections Sentence
Pradeep	302/149 IPC     331/149 IPC      3(1)(viii) of the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989   147 IPC	Rigorous imprisonment for life with fine of Rs.1000/-. In default, 2 months simple imprisonment.   8 years rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs.1000/. In default, 2 months simple imprisonment.   2 years rigorous imprisonment with fine of