Judgment

M.K. Mukherjee, J.-Special leave granted in S.L.P. (Crl.) No. 4429 of 1995, limited to the nature of offence.

2. In Sessions Case No. 552 of 1992, the Additional Sessions Judge, Karim Nagar, indicted twenty one persons for lurking house trespass, rioting, murder and other allied offences. While acquitting ten of them, the trial Judge convicted the other eleven (who were arrayed as A1 to A11 respectively in the trial Court and hereinafter will be so referred to) under Sections 148 and 302/149 IPC. Besides, A1 to A3 were convicted under Section 457 IPC, A4 to A11 under Section 447 IPC and A3 and A4 under Section 324 IPC. Against their convictions and sentences A1 to A11 preferred an appeal before the High Court which was disposed of by setting aside the convictions of A2 to A11 under Sections 148 and 302/149 IPC and maintaining all other convictions. Assailing the judgment of the High Court, the State of Andhra Pradesh has filed an appeal-besides the appeal filed by A1 - against the ac­quittal of A2 to A11 of the charges under Sections 148 and 302/ 149 IPC wherein leave to appeal has been granted limited to the acquittal of A2 to A5 and A9. Both the appeals have been heard t