JUDGMENT :

1. This criminal appeal preferred by the appellants under Section 374 (2) of Cr.P.C. is directed against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 03.12.1998, passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Janjgir District Bilaspur (C.G.) in Sessions Trial No. 83 of 1995, whereby appellants have been convicted for offences punishable under Sections 148, 452,325 read with section 149 IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 1 year under Section 148 IPC, rigorous imprisonment for 1 year and to pay fine of Rs. 500/- each of the appellants under Section 452 IPC, rigorous imprisonment for 1 year and to pay fine of Rs. 500/- each of the appellants under Section 325 read with section 149 IPC plus default stipulations with a direction to run the sentences concurrently.

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 01.07.1994 at about 10.05 AM, complainant Lachhanbai (PW-1) lodged the FIR (Ex.P-1) in Police Station Janjgir, alleging that last evening at about 6-7 o'clock, his brother-in-law namely Rama called a meeting in his house for partition of property where her husband was also present and she was alone in her house. It is also alleged that Ramaya