(1.) THE six appellants, who were the accused on the file of learned Special Judge (Prevention of Sati) and Additional Sessions Judge, Jaipur City bearing Sessions Case No. 42/1997, found guilty for having committed offences under Sections 302/149 and 148 of the Indian Penal Code vide judgment dated 14.12.1998 and each of them was convicted and sentenced as under:
(2.) THE appellants, in the instant appeal, seek to impugn the aforequoted judgment.
(3.) ANOTHER report (Ex. D. 6) was entered in the Rojnamcha at No. 1083 at 5.50 p.m. to the effect that constable Ramavtar (PW -.7) came to the police station alongwith accused Riyajudeen and Umar and informed that while he and constable Vinod Kumar (PW -9) were on patrolling duty at M.I. Road they heard noise around 4.30 p.m. near the shop of Prince Tailors and there he saw two armed persons running after beating one Muin. Leaving constable Vinod Kumar at the place of occurrence, Ramavtar chased them. Near Animal Hospital at Gopi Nath Marg they threatened Ramavtar that one had already been killed by them and he also would not be spared. Ramavtar then aimed his rifle at them and warned them to stop. Those two persons were Riyazuddin and Umar. Riyazuddin was armed with Pharsa and Umar was having iron pipe. Ramavtar took both of them under control, brought them in a tempo to the police station and surrendered them with their arms.