ORDER :

1. In the wake of instant surge in COVID – 19 cases and spread of its highly infectious Omicron variant, abundant caution is being maintained, while hearing the matters in the Court, for the safety of all concerned.

2. The matter pertains to an incident which occurred in the year 1994 and the present appeal has been pending since the year 1994.

3. Learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the appellants submits that this Criminal Appeal has been preferred against the impugned judgment dated 26.02.1993, passed by the learned Special Judge, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Cases, Jodhpur in Sessions Case No.54/91, whereby the appellants were convicted for the offence under Section 147 IPC and sentenced to undergo two months imprisonment and a fine of Rs.100/- each, in default of payment of which they were ordered to further undergo 10 days S.I.; under Section 3(i)(iv) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the appellants were convicted and sentenced to undergo six months R.I. and a fine of Rs.500/-each, in default of payment of which, they were ordered to further undergo one month R.I.; under Section 3(i)(v) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the appellants were