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1988 Supreme(Mad) 347

JANARTHANAM
Gopal – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
T.Sudhanthiram, Government Advocate, for Petitioner. Kannappa Rajendran, Government Advocate (Criminal Side), on behalf of the State.

Judgment :

The revision petitioner is the accused in C.C.No.305 of 1982 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chengalpattu. He was found guilty for the offences under Secs.353 and 506, Part II, I.P.C., convicted thereunder and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for one year for each of the offence. Against the said conviction and sentence, an appeal had been preferred in C.A.No.981 of 1984 on the file of the Sessions Judge, Chengalpattu. The learned Sessions Judge while confirming the conviction under Sec.353, I.P.C., and modifying the sentence into one of fine of Rs.600 in fact set aside the conviction and sentence under Sec.506, Part II, I.P.C.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the revision petitioner would contend that the evidence available on record, if scanned properly will point out that the offence under Sec.353, I.P.C., can by no stretch of imagination be made out and consequently, the convictions and sentence under that section have to be set aside. Learned counsel, in support of his argument would take me through the evidence of P.Ws.1, 3 and 4 and also paragraph 7of the judgment of the appellate Court. The learned Sessions Judge, had in fact adverted to in paragra






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