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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN
R. Karpura Sundara Pandian – Appellant
Versus
State Rep. by the Inspector of Police – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. These Criminal Appeals have been filed to set aside the conviction and sentence passed by the II Additional District Court for CBI Cases, Madurai, in C.C.Nos.3 & 4 of 2010, dated 28.11.2017. Since these criminal appeals are arising out of the same crime, these cases are taken up for hearing together and disposed of by way of this common judgment.
2. Brief facts of the case:
The appellant in C.C.Nos.3 & 4 of 2010, on the file of the II Additional District Court for CBI Cases, Madurai, has filed these appeals before this Court, challenging the Judgments dated 28.11.2017 whereby, in both cases, the learned trial Judge convicted and sentenced to undergo the appellant for the following offences:
| S. Nos | Offences under Section (in C.C.Nos.3 & 4 of 2010) | Punishment (Imprisonment and fine) (in C.C.Nos.3 & 4 of 2010) |
| 1 | 420 of IPC | Undergo Rigorous Imprisonment of 7 years and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- in default to undergo Simple Imprisonment for six months |
| 2 | 409 of IPC | Undergo Rigorous Imprisonment of 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs.25,000/- in default to undergo Simple Imprisonment for six months |
| 3 | 467 of IPC | Undergo Rigorous Imprisonment of 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- in de |
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