ORDER

The revision petitioners are the accused Nos.3 and 7 in CC No.349/1999 on the files of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court V, Thiruvananthapuram. They faced trial for the commission of offences under Sections 143 , 147, 148 and 324 IPC read with Section 149 . 2. The learned Magistrate by the judgment rendered on

09.07.2002, convicted the petitioners, along with 4 other accused, for the commission of the aforesaid offences. They were sentenced to undergo Simple Imprisonment for 6 months each and to pay compensation of Rs.250/- each to PW1 to PW3 and CW2. The aforesaid verdict of the learned Magistrate was challenged in Crl.Appeal No.226/2002 by the 3rd accused and the 1st accused, and in Crl.Appeal No.235/2002 by the 7th accused before the Sessions Court, Thiruvananthapuram. The learned Additional Sessions Judge, who considered the above appeals, concurred with the learned Magistrate as far as the conviction is concerned. However, the learned Additional Sessions Judge modified the sentence awarded by the Trial Court. Accordingly, the accused Nos.1 to 3 and 5 to 7 were sentenced to undergo Simple Imprisonment for two months each for the offence under Section 143 , Simpl