1. The appellants herein are the accused before the trial court in Special S.C. 27/2010 on the file of the Principal Sessions Court cum Special Court, Coimbatore.

2. The first appellant was tried for offences under sections 3 (1)(x) of Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (hereinafter referred to as “SC & ST” Act) and sections 294 (b) and 324 of IPC. The other two appellants were tried for offence under section 342 IPC. The trial Court convicted and sentenced the accused as below:-

(i). A-1 (Balu @ balasubramaniyan):

For offence under section 3 (1)(X) of SC and ST (POA) Act sentenced to undergo 6 months rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs 1000/- in default 1 month Simple imprisonment; for offence under section 294(b) of IPC sentenced to undergo 3 months rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs.1000/- in default 3 weeks Simple imprisonment and for offence under section 324 IPC sentenced to undergo 1 year rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs.1,000/- in default 3 months Simple imprisonment.

(ii). A-2 (Durai @ Duraisami) and A-3 (Prabu @ Prabukumar) Convicted for offence under section 342 IPC. Sentenced both the accused to undergo 1 year rigorous impr