ORDER :

1. The present criminal appeal has been preferred by the appellant claiming the following reliefs:-

“It is, therefore, most humbly and respectfully prayed that the appeal of the appellant may kindly be allowed and he be acquitted.”

2. The matter pertains to an incident that occurred in the year 1996 and the present appeal has been pending since 2000.

3. Vide impugned judgment dated 15.11.2000 the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Barmer in Sessions Case No.16/97 convicted the appellant for the offence under Section 307 & 452 of IPC and sentenced him to undergo 3 years R.I. along with a fine of Rs.5000/-default in payment of which he was to further undergo 6 month R.I. and sentenced him to undergo 6 months R.I. along with a fine of Rs.1000/-default in payment of which he was to further undergo 1 month R.I. respectively.

4. Learned counsel for the accused-appellant(s) submits that the accused-appellant(s) do not have any criminal antecedents to his discredit.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the incident is alleged to have been happened on 09.12.1996 at about 11:00 PM when it was reported that the complainant along with a large number of persons caused the i