H.N. Sarma, J.

1. Being aggrieved by conviction and sentence inflicted upon the appellants by the learned Asst. Sessions Judge, Udaipur, convicting the appellants under Sections 148/326/307, I.P.C. in Case No. S.T. No. 65(ST)(U)/2000, the present appeal is filed by the convict appellants. The learned trial Judge convicted the appellants under Section 148, I.P.C. and sentenced them to suffer R.I. for one year, under. Sections 326/149, I.P.C. and sentenced each of them to suffer further R.I. for four years and under Sections 307/141, I.P.C. sentencing each of them to suffer further R.I. for three years, directing the sentences to run consecutively.

2. Heard Mr. A.C. Bhowmik, assisted by Mr. Arijit Bhowmik, learned Counsels appearing for the appellants and Mr. D. Sarkar, learned Public Prosecutor for the State.

3. On the basis of an FIR dated 28-3-98 lodged by one Sanjib Das, PW 1 the prosecution case was set in motion wherein it is alleged inter alia, that on that date in between 9.00 to 9.30 a.m. in the morning the cousin of the informant Sri Sanjeev Das (PW 2) was attacked by five accused persons named in the FIR with dao, kirish, bomb and chased the victim upto sweet meat sho