1. The appellants were tried for the offence under Section 324 of IPC and found guilty by the learned Trial Court and thereby imposed a sentence of 1 year Rigorous Imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- in default the accused has to undergo 3 months of imprisonment.

2. The First Information Report in Crime No.257 of 2003 was originally registered against four persons and the same was charge sheeted under Sections 341, 323, 324, 307, 302, r/w 34 of IPC after the investigation against four persons. Thereafter, the said case was split up against the 1st accused namely Balamurugan in P.R.C.No.40 of 2005 and the said case was not committed for trial. However, as for as the other accused are concerned, the case was taken on file by the concerned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Thanjavur and was made over to the Additional Sessions Court (Fast Tract Court No.2), Pattukottai against other accused in S.C.No.192 of 2005.

3. Before the learned Trial Court to prove the case, the prosecution examined PW’s 1 to 12, marked Exs-P1 to P18 and also produced Material Objects 1 to 7. Further, on behalf of the accused no one was examined as witness and no document and material obje