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M. R. SHAH, C. T. RAVIKUMAR
John Anthonisamy @ John – Appellant
Versus
State, Rep. by the Inspector of Police – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
M.R. SHAH, J.
1. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned final judgment and order dated 22.07.2016 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras in Criminal Appeal No. 171/2015, by which, the High Court has dismissed the said appeal preferred by the appellant herein – original accused No. 1 and has confirmed the conviction and sentence imposed by the learned Trial Court for the offences punishable under Section 302 read with Section 201 of the IPC, the original accused No. 1 has preferred the present appeal.
2. The prosecution case is elaborately stated by the High Court in the impugned judgment in paragraph 2. As per the case of the prosecution, the deceased was employed as a driver by PW-1 to drive a taxi owned by him. On 26.06.2006 at about 06.30 a.m., the deceased left his house after informing his wife. That thereafter, he did not return.
2.1 That A-1 was also driving a taxi for some time and in such a way he knew the deceased. It was alleged that all the accused persons on 23.05.2006 hatched a conspiracy to engage the car driven by the deceased and after taking him to a far-off isolated place, kill him and then to steal the car and other personal belong
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