O R D E R

The petitioners in Crl.R.P No.3297/2005 are the accused Nos.1 and

2 in C.C No.288/2002 of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Pathanamthitta. The petitioners in Crl.R.P No.2372/2007 are accused Nos.3 and 4 in the aforesaid case. All the above four accused were convicted and sentenced by the learned Magistrate under Sections 324 and 326 I.P.C vide the judgment rendered on 09.07.2004. They were sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for two years under Section 324 I.P.C and simple imprisonment for two years and fine Rs.2,000/- under Section 326 I.P.C. The accused Nos.1 and 2 preferred appeal before the Sessions Court, Pathanamthitta as Crl.A No.235/2004. The accused Nos.3 and 4 also preferred appeal before the said Court as Crl.A No.232/2004. Crl.A No.235/2004 was dismissed by the Additional Sessions Court (Adhoc) Fast Track Court-II, Pathanamthitta vide judgment dated 22.09.2005, and Crl.A No.232/2004 was dismissed by the Sessions Court, Pathanamthitta vide judgment dated 16.10.2006. By the above judgments, the appellate court confirmed the conviction and sentence awarded by the learned Magistrate. Aggrieved by the above concurrent findings of the courts below