(1) THIS appeal is directed against the judgment and order of the High court of Madras passed in Criminal Revision Case No. 16 of 1983 confirming the conviction and sentence of the appellant herein.

(2) BROADLY put, the case as found against the appellant is thus: Public Witness 3 was a moneylender and his activities became a source of revulsion to the appellant. Evidence has been led by the prosecution to show that under the unfair deals of PW 3 the villagers were reeling in helplessness and agony. The appellant and his companions decided giving Public Witness 3 a rough jolt. On the day of occurrence at about 6.30 p.m., the appellant and his companions trespasser into the house of PW 3. In the presence of Public Witness 1, the son of Public Witness 3, and Public Witness 4, the wife of Public Witness 3, he ransacked the house as if committing a robber) and in the process caused extensive injuries to Public Witness 1 and Public Witness 3. Some of those injuries were serious and were on vital parts. The weapon employed for the purpose was a big knife. Promptly the matter was reported by Public Witness 1 to the Police and an FIR was recorded in which not only the name o