Ujjal Bhuyan, J.

1. This bunch of criminal appeals have been filed against the judgment and order dated 18.12.2013 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sonitpur at Tezpur in Sessions Case No. 04/2005 convicting the appellants under Sections 147/148/323/448/302 IPC read with Section 149 IPC and sentencing them to undergo rigorous imprisonment (RI) for life with fine of Rs. 10,000 each for conviction under Section 302 IPC read with Section 149 IPC; RI for 3 years for conviction under Section 448 IPC read with Section 149 IPC; RI for 6 months for the offence under Section 323 IPC read with Section 149 IPC; RI for 3 months for the offence under Section 147 IPC read with Section 149 IPC and RI for 6 months with fine of Rs. 500/- and in default, further RI for 1 month for the offence under Section 148 IPC read with Section 149 IPC.

2. We have heard Mr. A.K. Bhattacharjee, learned Senior counsel for the appellants in Criminal Appeal No. 54/2014, Mr. Kamal Agarwal, learned Senior counsel for the appellants in Criminal Appeal Nos. 47 and 48/2014, Mr. H.R.A. Choudhury, learned Senior counsel for the appellants in Criminal Appeal No. 17/2014, Mr. A.M. Bujarbaruah