ORDER

The petitioners are the accused in C.C.No.448 of 2000 on the files of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Thalassery. They were convicted and sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for three years and fine Rs.10,000/- with a default clause of Simple Imprisonment for nine months for the commission of offence under Section 326 IPC . They were also convicted and sentenced to Simple Imprisonment for six months and one month respectively for the commission of the offences under Sections 323 and 341 . In the appeal preferred before the Sessions Court, Thalassery, the learned Additional Sessions Judge found that the offence under is not made out in the facts and circumstances of the case. Accordingly, the learned Additional Sessions Judge altered the conviction under to one under Section 324 , and awarded a sentence of Rigorous Imprisonment for two years. The conviction and sentence awarded by the Trial Court for the other offences were upheld by the Appellate Court. Aggrieved by the aforesaid verdict of the Appellate Court, the petitioners are here before this Court with this revision.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Pr