COMMON JUDGMENT

K. V. Jayakumar, J.

These appeals are preferred impugning the judgment of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, North Paravur dated 11.04.2017 in S.C. No.265 of 2013. Criminal Appeal No.382 of 2017 is preferred by the accused Nos.1 to 4 and Criminal Appeal (V) No.09/2021 is preferred by the victim of the case. The appellant Nos.1 to 4 stood for trial for the offences punishable under Sections 447 , 427, 294(b), 323, 324 and 302 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code (‘ IPC ’ for the sake of brevity) and under Section 27 of the Arms Act .

2. By the impugned judgment of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, North Paravur, convicted the accused Nos.1 to 4 and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years each and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- each under Section 326 read with Section 34 IPC , with a default clause. They were also sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year each under Section 427 and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three months under Section 447 . However, the learned Additional Sessions Judge acquitted the accused for the offences punishable under Sections 294 (b), 323, 324 and 302 and Section 27 of the Arms Act .

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