The Revision petitioner was convicted by the learned Assistant Sessions Judge/Chief Judicial Magistrate, Coimbatore in S.C.No.62 of 2005 for an offence punishable under Sec.394 read with Sec.397 IPC and sentenced to undergo R.I. for a period of seven years. The said sentence was confirmed by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court No.III, Coimbatore in C.A.No.60 of 2006. Aggrieved by the said conviction and sentence, the Revision Petitioner-Accused has preferred this Criminal Revision Petition.

2. Totally there were three accused. Two other accused are absconding and the case against them was spilt up and the case was tried against this Petitioner alone.

3. On 16.02.2003 in the night at about 11.15 P.M. the absconding accused Rajan and Boopathy have entered into the house of P.W.1 at Door No.9-A, Anna Nagar, Ganapathy, Coimbatore under the guise of seeking employment under witness Sundaram, who died prior to the date of trial and the accused Rajan caused injury on his right thumb with knife. Sundarams wife Dhanalakshmi witness also died prior to the date of trial. P.W.1 Sathish Krishnakumar and his wife P.W.2 Saraswathi were put under the fea