S. Nagamuthu, J.

The appellants are accused 1 to 5 in S.C. No. 96 of 2012 on the file of the Additional District and Sessions Court, Namakkal. The trial Court framed as many as six charges against the accused, as detailed below:-

Charges	Accused	Section of law
Charge No.1	Accused 1 to 5	148 IPC
Charge No.2	Accused 1 to 5	302 r/w 149 IPC
Charge No.3	Accused 1 and 3	307 IPC
Charge No.4	Accused 2, 4 and 5	307 r/w 149 IPC
Charge No.5	Accused 4 and 5	324 IPC
Charge No.6	Accused 1 to 3	324 r/w 149 IPC

2. By judgment, dated 21.11.2013, the trial Court convicted all the five accused, as detailed below:-

Accused	Section of law	Sentence
A-1 to A-5	U/s 148 IPC	To pay a fine of Rs.500/- each, in default, to undergo three months simple imprisonment.
A-1 to A-3	U/s 302 IPC r/w 149 IPC	Imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- each, in default to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year.
A-4 and A-5	U/s 324 IPC	To pay a fine of Rs.500 each, in default