JUDGMENT :

P.N. Prakash, J.

1. In view of the commonality of issues, the three cases at hand, viz., one criminal revision and two criminal appeals, are considered and decided by this common judgment.

2. For the sake of convenience and clarity, the parties are referred to by their respective names.

3. The facts, in brief, leading to the filing of the three cases are as under:

3.1. The issue involved in these cases revolves around 25 acres of land in Adhiyamankottai Village in Survey No. 867/2 belonging to one Varadammal. The said property was purchased by one T.S. Srinivasan, S/o. Varadammal in bits and pieces vide sale deed dated 17.12.1980 (Ex. P.6), settlement deed dated 22.04.1999 (Ex. P.7) and sale deed dated 21.10.1999 (Ex. P.14). Srinivasan died on 14.11.1999, pursuant to which, his mother Vardammal became entitled to the said property.

3.2. Jagannathan (P.W. 1/de facto complainant) is the son-in-law of Srinivasan. Varadammal had given him a registered power of attorney (Ex. P.1) to handle the litigations relating to the said property. It appears that after the demise of Sriniv