T. Vaiphei, J.

1. The criminal appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 25.3.1999 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, South Tripura, Udaipur in ST No. 16(ST/B) of 1992 convicting all the Appellants under Sections 148/149/326/436/448/302 IPC and sentencing them to undergo (1) rigorous imprisonment for one year with a fine of Rs. 1,000/- each, in default thereof, to suffer another rigorous imprisonment for six months for the offence under Section 148 IPC; (2) seven years of rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 2,000/- each, in default thereof, to suffer another RI for one year in respect of the offence under Section 326 IPC; (3) seven years RI with fine of Rs. 3,000/- each, in default thereof to suffer another RI for two years for the offence under Section436/149 IPC and (4) life imprisonment for the offences punishable under Section 302/149 IPC. All the sentences were directed to run concurrently.

2. We have extensively heard Mr. P.K. Biswas, the learned Counsel for the Appellants and Mr. Shankar Das, the learned senior counsel appearing for the State-Respondent.

3. The case of the prosecution, briefly stated, is that on 12.10.1988 at about 2210