JUDGMENT :

PRAYER: Criminal Appeals filed against the judgment passed in S.C.No.12 of 2016 on the file of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Thiruvarur, dated 06.11.2019.

Accused filed Crl.A.No.847 of 2019 against the conviction and sentence for the offence under Sections 420 and 465 IPC. Defacto complainant has filed criminal Appeal Nos.875 of 2019 and 114 of 2020 against the very same judgment being Crl.A.No.875 of 2019 is filed for enhancement of the sentence awarded under section 420 IPC and Crl.A.No.114 of 2020 filed against the acquittal for the offence under Sections 451 IPC and Section 3(1) of TNPPDL Act, 1992.

2. Since all the above criminal appeals arise out of the same judgment, the criminal appeals are heard together and disposed of by the common judgment.

3. For the sake of convenience, the ranking of the parties is mentioned herein as per the ranking of the trial court.

4. The respondent Police registered the case in Crime No.67 of 2012 for the offence under Sections 420, 448, 379 IPC and Section 3(1) of TNPPDL Act, 1992. After investigation, they laid charge sheet before the Judicial Magistrate, Thiruthuraipoondi. After completing the formalities, the case was taken o