JUDGMENT :

B. Panigrahi, J. - The orders of conviction u/s 302/149. IPC against the accused-Appellants, under Sections 341/149. IPC against accused-Appellants Nos. 1 to 6 and u/s 148, IPC against Appellants 1 to 7 and the sentence to undergo imprisonment for life u/s 302/149 IPC to undergo S.I. for one month u/s 341/149. IPC and to undergo R.I. for two years u/s 148. IPC, the sentences were directed to run concurrently, passed by the learned Second Addl. District Judge. Berhampur in S.C. No. 44/285 of 1993 (GDC) have been assailed in this appeal.

2. The essential facts leading to this appeal are as follows:

There were two factions in village Makarjhola under Hinijilikatu Police Station. One group was led by accused-Appellants D. Narayan, who was a supporter of Congress Party and the otherwas led by deceased P. Lokanath, who was a supporter of Janata Dal. Preceding this'incident, in a Grama Panchayat election one D. Raja Rao being supported by deceased. P. Lokanath was elected as Sarpanch. From then there was an ill-feeling between the two groups. The election fued gave rise to several criminal litigations between the two factions pending in different Courts before the date of incident