IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN THURSDAY, THE 23^RD DAY OF FEBRUARY 2023 / 4TH PHALGUNA, 1944 CRL.A NO. 139 OF 2023 ORDER DATED 12.1.2023 IN CRMC 2894/2022 OF SESSIONS COURT, ERNAKULAM APPELLANT/S:

EBY BENNY AGED 30 YEARS ILLICKAL HOUSE, ARUVAPPARA P.O KURUPPANPADI, PERUMBAVOOR ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 683545 BY ADVS.

ALIAS M.CHERIAN K.M.RAPHY BRISTO S PARIYARAM AJAI ALIAS CHALAPPURAM VIVEK RADHAKRISHNAN ARUN C.S.

RESPONDENT/S:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE KURUPPANPADI POLICE STATION, PERUMBAVOOR ERNAKULAM DISTRCIT, PIN - 683545

2 XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX BY ADVS.

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Shibu Varghese OTHER PRESENT:

PP M.C.ASHI THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON

16.02.2023, THE COURT ON 23.02.2023 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

Dated this the 23^rd day of February, 2023 The appellant is the first accused in Crime No.1009 of 2022 registered at the Kuruppanpadi Police Station for offences under Sections 376 , 376(2)(n), 420, 307, 379 and 506 of Indian Penal Code r/w Section 3 (2)(v), (3)(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act , 1989 ('the SC/ST