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This revision petition is preferred by the accused against the judgment in Criminal Appeal No.109 of 2005 of the Additional Sessions Judge, Thodupuzha. They were the accused in C.C. No.41 of 2002 of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thodupuzha for the offences punishable under Secs.294(b), 323, 324, 326 and 341 read with Sec.34 of the Indian Penal Code (' IPC ' for short). The learned Chief Judicial Magistrate acquitted the accused under Sec.294(b) , but convicted under Secs.341, 323, 324 and 326 read with Sec.34 and sentenced them to simple imprisonment for 15 days each under Sec.341 , simple imprisonment for three months each under Sec.323 , simple imprisonment for six months each under Sec.324 and rigorous imprisonment for one year each and fine of Rs.1,000/- in default, simple imprisonment for one month under Sec.326 . Against that, the accused preferred the above Criminal Appeal before the Additional Sessions Judge, Thodupuzha where, the learned Additional Sessions Judge dismissed the appeal. Being aggrieved by that, the accused preferred this revision petition.

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