JUDGMENT :

R. Sakthivel, J.

[Common Prayer:- Criminal Appeals filed under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Act No.2 of 1974] praying to call for the entire records connected with the proceedings of the Judgment of conviction passed by the II Additional District & Sessions Court, Thoothukudi in S.C.No.295 of 2018 dated 04.09.2019 and set aside the same and acquit the appellants from all charges.]

By this common Judgment, both appeals are being disposed of.

2. The Criminal Appeal in Crl.A.(MD) No.89 of 2020 is preferred by 'Accused No 1 - Sakthi Venkatesh alias Venkatesh' and the Criminal Appeal in Crl.A.(MD) No.313 of 2021 is preferred by 'Accused No 2 - Anthonyraj' assailing the 'Judgment dated 04.09.2019' [henceforth referred to as 'impugned Judgment' for the sake of brevity] passed by 'II Additional District and Sessions Court, Thoothukudi' [henceforth referred to as 'Trial Court' for the sake of brevity] in Sessions Case No.295 of 2018 in which both the appellants [henceforth referred to as A1 and A2 as per Trial Court's description for the sake of clarity an