A.3 Thangapandia Thevar in C.C.No.505 of 1980 on the file of the Court of the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tirunelveli, is the revision-petitioner in Crl.R.C.No.248 of 1982. A-1 Kompiah in the said case is the revision-petitioner in Crl.R.C.No.272 of 1982. These revision cases have been filed against the judgment dated 26.4.1982 in C.A.No.60 of 1982 on the file of the Court of the learned Sessions Judge, Tirunelveli, confirming the conviction of A.1 Kompiah under section 411 , Indian Penal Code and A.3 Thangapandia Thevar under section 457 and section 380 , Indian Penal Code, but modifying the sentence of rigorous imprisonment for six months imposed on A.1 into one of rigorous imprisonment for three months, and confirming the sentence of rigorous imprisonment for nine months imposed or A.3 Thangapandia Thevar by the trial Court.

2. The case of the prosecution in brief is as follows: There is Sivan Temple at Melapattam Village. In the said temple, P.W.1 Ponnappa Bhattar is serving as an ‘archakar’. P.W.2 Muthukrishnan is his son. On 17.1.1977, during morning hours, P.W.1 was performing pooja in the temple. During evening after performing pooja in the temple P.W.2 lo