S. Nagamuthu, J.

The appellant in Crl.A.No.41 of 2017 is Accused No.1 and the appellants in Crl.A.No.34 of 2017 are Accused Nos.2 to 5 in S.C.No.135 of 2014 on the file of the learned V Additional Sessions Judge, Chennai. The trial court framed as many as four charges against all the five accused. The first charge was under Section 147 of IPC; the second charge was under Section 364A r/w 149 of IPC; the third charge was under Section 323 of IPC; and fourth charge was under Section 342 of IPC. By judgement dated 09.12.2016, the trial court convicted A1 to A5 under Section 364 r/w 149 of IPC and sentenced them to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- each in default to undergo simple imprisonment for three months, but, however, acquitted all of them from the charges under Sections 147, 323 and 342 of IPC. Challenging the said conviction and sentence imposed for the offence under Section 364A r/w 149 of IPC, A1 to A5 have come up with these criminal appeals in Crl.A.Nos.34 and 41 of 2017. Challenging the acquittal of A1 to A5 from the charges under Section 147, 323 and 342 of IPC, the victim has come up with Crl.A.No.67 of 2014. That is how, all these