JUDGMENT :

K.K. Ramakrishnan, J.

The appellant is the sole accused in S.C.No.142 of 2009, on the file of the learned Sessions Judge, (PCR Cases), Sivagangai, filed this appeal challenging the conviction and sentence imposed against him, in S.C.No.142 of 2009, dated 19.11.2018, by the learned Sessions Judge (PCR Cases), Sivagangai, and acquit the appellant.

2. The Brief facts of the prosecution case reads as follows:

Due to the land dispute between the appellant and the defacto complainant regarding the transfer the Puramboke land in the name of the defacto complainant, on 08.01.2007, at about 06.45 a.m., when the defacto complainant went to his farm near Pappakottai Road, the appellant waylaid the defacto complainant and the appellant is said to have abused him in filthy language by using his caste name and attacked him with Aruval and caused grievous injury on his body. Based on which, the defacto complainant gave a complaint before P.W.9. The same was registered in Crime No.3 of 2007, for the offences under Sections 341 and 324 of IPC and Sections 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes, Act, 1989 (hereinafter, for the sake of brevity, referred to as “SC/ST Act”). Thereaf