JUDGMENT :

Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.

1. Heard Shri Dileep Kumar, learned Senior Advocate for the accused-appellant, Sri Ajit Ray, learned AGA for the State and Shri G.S. Chauhan, learned counsel for the complainant.

2. These two criminal appeals have been filed by the appellants namely Ram Charan, Ram Singh, Amar Singh, Siyaram, Achchhey Lal and Mahendra against the impugned judgment and order dated 17.5.2000 passed by Sessions Judge, Jhansi in Sessions Trial No.287 of 1996, under Sections 147, 148, 149, 302, 323, 504 IPC, Police Station Todi Fatehpur, District Jhansi, by which the accused appellants have been convicted and sentenced for life imprisonment for the offence under Section 302/149 IPC, for two years RI for the offence under Section 148 IPC to accused-appellants namely Ram Charan, Achchhey Lal, Mahendra and Siyaram, for one year imprisonment to accused-appellants namely Ram Singh and Amar Singh for the offence under Section 147 IPC and six months RI under Section 323/149 IPC to all the accused-appellants. The learned trial court has directed that all the sentences shall run concurrently.

3. Brief facts of this case is that on 31.3.1996, at about 11:00 AM, a criminal incid