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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN
State, through Inspector of Police, Central Bureau of Investigation, Special Crimes Branch, Chennai. (RC.5, 6 & 8/(S)/1994/CBI/SCB/Chennai) – Appellant
Versus
Asmath Kamal Choudry @ Hasmath Khan – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN, J.)
CBI filed this appeal under Section 377(2) of Cr.P.C. to allow the Criminal Appeal, (i) to enhance the sentence imposed on the Respondent/Accused-9 Asmath Kamal Choudry by the learned II Additional District and Special Judge for CBI Cases, Madurai, by virtue of judgment dated 26.05.2017 at par with the sentence imposed on other accused persons for the offences punishable u/sec.120-B r/w 420 IPC and (ii) to convict the Respondent/Accused-9 Asmath Kamal Choudry for the offences punishable u/sec.120-B r/w 419, 467, 468, 471 r/w 511 IPC and additional charges u/sec.120-B r/w 420, 419, 467, 468, 381, 471 r/w 511 IPC.
2. The respondent in Crl.A.(MD).No.406 of 2019 was originally arrayed as A9 in the C.C.No. 5 of 1998 on the file of the II Additional District Court for CBI Cases, Madurai.
3.Brief facts of the case:
He and others are said to have committed offences under section 120 (b) r/w. 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 511 of I.P.C. and 381 of I.P.C. and section 13 (2) r/w. 13 (1)(d) of P.C. Act 1988. The CBI registered the cases in R.C5,6 &8/S/94/CBI/SCB/MAS on 11.03.1994 on the strength of the source information alleging that the appellant and other persons
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