THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL APPEAL Nos.2901, 3032, 3034 of 2018 and 453 of 2019 COMMON JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice K.Surender)

These Criminal Appeals are filed by the appellants/accused Nos.1 to 5, aggrieved by the judgment dated 12.10.2018, in S.C.No.42 of 2016, on the file of the Special Judge for Trial of Cases under SCs/STs (PoA) Act – cum – V Additional District and Sessions Judge, Adilabad (‘trial Court’), whereby the appellants/accused Nos.1 to 5 were convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 365, 302, 201, and 120-B read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’).

2. Heard learned counsel for the appellants/accused Nos.1 to 5 and Sri Arun Kumar Dodla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent-State. Perused the record.

3. Since the appellants in all the appeals are questioning the conviction imposed by the trial Court in S.C.No.42 of 2016, all the appeals are disposed of by way of this common judgment.

4. Sri R.Gopal (hereinafter referred to as ‘the deceased’) and accused No.1 were colleagues in the Office of Deputy Commissioner Prohibition and Excise, Adilabad