1. This Criminal Appeal has been filed under Section 374(2) of Criminal Procedure Code as against the judgment and sentence of imprisonment dated 16.05.2002 made in S.C.No.368 of 1999 on the file of the Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Fast Track Court No.4, Coimbatore to set aside the same.

The appellants herein were the accused 1 to 4 in S.C.No.368 of 1999. The first and second appellant stood charged for an offence punishable under Section 307 IPC, whereas the appellants 3 and 4 stood charged for an offence punishable under Section 323 IPC. All of them were found guilty of and convicted for the respective offences with which they stood charged as aforesaid and were punished as follows:

i) Appellants 1 and 2 were punished with rigorous imprisonment for a period of nine years and a fine of Rs.5,000/- for the offence punishable under Section 307 IPC with a default sentence of one year rigorous imprisonment in case of default in payment of fine.

ii) Each one of the appellants 3 and 4 was awarded a sentence of six months rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.500/-with a default sentence of one month rigorous imprisonment, in case of default in payment of fine.

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