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S. S. SUNDAR, SUNDER MOHAN
H. Shakir – Appellant
Versus
State by Inspector of Police, Annur Police Station, Coimbatore – Respondent
JUDGMENT
(Prayer: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374(2) Cr.P.C., praying to set aside the judgment of conviction and sentence, dated 19.09.2018, in S.C.No.169 of 2017 on the file of the I Additional District and Sessions Court, Coimbatore.)
S.S. Sundar, J.
1. The above appeal is by the appellant/sole accused challenging the judgment of conviction and sentence, dated 19.09.2018, passed by the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Coimbatore, in S.C.No.169 of 2017. The appellant was convicted and sentenced by the trial Court as follows :
| Conviction | Sentence |
| Section 302 IPC | Life Imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-,in default, to undergo Imprisonment for threemonths |
| Section 449 IPC | Rigorous Imprisonment for ten years and to pay afine of Rs.1,000/-, in default, to undergoImprisonment for three months |
| Section 309 IPC | Simple Imprisonment for one year |
| The sentences were ordered to run concurrently | |
2. The case of the prosecution is that the accused developed one side love towards the deceased, who is the daughter of the de
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