( 1. ) The appellants/accused have directed this appeal under Section 374(2) of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 being aggrieved by the judgment dated 14-10-1999 passed by Ilnd Additional Sessions Judge, Seoni in Sessions Trial No. 91/93 convicting and sentencing to each of them under Sections 323 and 307 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, for R. I. 6 months in earlier Section while R. I. for 4 years with fine of Rs. 500/- in default of depositing the fine, further 3 months R. I. in latter.

( 2. ) The facts giving rise to this appeal in short are that on 18-10-1992 at about 6 Oclock in the morning the complainant Ramesh Kumar Sen while returning to village Khamariya from some pond after taking the bath, on the way the appellants Dhanna lashed with lathi, while Panna and Basant lashed with steel rod anticipated and abused him with filthy languages and by giving the criminal threat, presurised him to compound the criminal case pending against them, at his instance for some incident of the year 1989. In continuation of it, the complainant was subjected to beating by the appellants by means of sticks and steel rods, resultantly, sustained various injuries on different parts