BHARAT MAL MEENA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) SINCE the controversy involved in all the three criminal appeals, arise out of the same FIR number and same Judgment, hence, they are being decided by this common Judgment.

(2.) BY filing instant criminal appeals under section 374 Cr. P. C. , the accused appellants have challenged the Judgment of conviction and sentence dated 31. 7. 1986 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Jaipur District, Jaipur (for short `the learned trial Court') in Sessions Case No. 14/1983, whereby the learned trial Court convicted and sentenced the accused appellants as under: S. 326 IPC (Accused appellant Sawai Singh): Four years Rigorous Imprisonment, Rs. 500/- fine. In case of default in payment of fine, he shall undergo six months' Rigorous Imprisonment. S. 326/149 IPC (Accused appellants Onkar, Bhagota, Bharatmal and Bhalla): Two years Rigorous Imprisonment, Rs. 300/- fine. In case of default in payment of fine, they shall undergo two months' Rigorous Imprisonment. S. 323/149 IPC (Accused appellant Sawai Singh, Onkar, Bhagota, Bharatmal & Bhalla): Three months' Rigorous Imprisonment, Rs. 200/- fine. In case of default in payment of fine, he shall undergo one month Rigorous Imprisonment. S. 147 IPC (Accused appellants Sawai Singh, Onkar, Bhagota, Bharatmal & Bhalla): One year Rigorous Imprisonment. All sentences were ordered to run concurrently.

(3.) THE prosecution in support of its case produced as many as 11 witnesses and certain documents were exhibited. THEreafter, the statements of the accused appellants u/s. 313 Crpc were recorded.