The petitioners have challenged the Judgment dated

02.09.2013 passed by the V Additional District and Sessions

Judge, Tiptur (for short, 'the Appellate Court') in Crl.A.

No.131/2012 by which it allowed the appeal in part and upheld

the Judgment of conviction and Order of sentence imposed by

the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC., Turuvekre (for short, 'the

Trial Court') in C.C. No.204/2007 for the offences punishable

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under Sections 326, 324 and 325 read with Section 34 of the

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, 'the IPC').

The petitioners were charged and tried for the

offences punishable under Sections 323, 324, 326, 325, 504,

and 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC. The Trial Court

convicted the petitioners herein for the offences punishable

under Sections 323, 324, 326 and 325 read with Section 34 of

the IPC and acquitted them of the offences punishable under

Sections 504 and 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC. The

Trial Court sentenced each of the petitioners herein to undergo

simple imprisonment for: three years for the offence punishable

under Section 326 of the IPC; ten days for the offence

punishable under Section 323 of the IPC; fifteen days for the

offence punis