1. The appellant herein was charged for offence under Sections 341, 307 and 506(ii) I.P.C., and tried by the learned I Additional Sessions Judge (TADA) Chennai in S.C.No.196 of 2011. The trial Court, found him guilty for offence under Section 326 I.P.C., convicted him to undergo sentence for a period of 24 months and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- in default to under rigorous imprisonment for 100 days.

2. The case of the prosecution is that, on 25.07.2010, at about 18.10 hours, due to quarrel while playing cricket in the Teachers College play ground at Saidapet, Chennai, the accused restrained wrongfully Ranganathan (P.W.2) and assaulted him with cricket bat on his head and he threatened to kill him. Ranganathan was taken to Saidapet Government Hospital, Chennai and later, referred to Government General Hospital, Chennai. He was under treatment for the head injury and the lacerated wound on the upper limb. Based on the complaint given by the father of Ranganathan (P.W.1), a case was registered and investigated. The accused was arrested on 26.07.2010. The cricket bat used by the accused to attack Ranganathan (P.W.2) was recovered.

3. The Doctor who has treated Ranganathan issue