1. The appellants who are arrayed as A-1 to A-9 have come forward with this appeal challenging their conviction and sentence imposed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge/FTC, Dharmapuri, by judgment dated 07.01.2010 made in S.C. No. 68 of 2007, convicting and sentencing the appellants as hereunder:-

All the appellants/accused were found guilty for offence under Section 341 of IPC and sentenced them to undergo one month simple imprisonment, and found the accused 6, 7 and 9 guilty under Section 324 IPC instead of 307 IPC and sentenced to undergo two years Rigorous imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/- each, in default to undergo one month R.I. and also found accused 1 to 5 and 8 guilty for offence under Section 324 IPC read with 149 IPC and sentenced them to undergo 2 years R.I. and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/- each, in default to undergo one month R.I. and further found accused 1, 3, 6, 7 and 9 guilty under Section 148 of IPC and sentenced to undergo one year R.I. and also found accused 2, 4, 5 and 8 guilty under Section 147 of IPC and sentenced them to undergo one year R.I. By the said judgment, the Sessions Court also found accused 2, 4, 5 and 8 not guilty under S