2022/KER/48695 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. BADHARUDEEN THURSDAY, THE 1^ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2022 / 10 TH BHADRA, 1944 CRL.A NO. 372 OF 2007 SC 2054/2004 OF ADDITIONAL SESSIONS COURT (FAST TRACK) III, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM APPELLANTS/ACCUSED 1 SHINE JUSTUS S/O.JUSTUS,THANKAM NIVAS, THATTANVILA LANE,, MUDAVANMUGAL, THIRUMALA.

2 SIVA PRAKASH S/O.VENU, GIRIJA BHAVAN,, VATTAPARA.

BY ADVS.

SRI.R.T.PRADEEP SRI.V.VIJULAL RESPONDENT STATE OF KERALA DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PROSECUTION, HIGH COURT OF, KERALA, ERNAKULAM.

PP-SR.GP-SRI.DENNY DEVASSY THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01.09.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

A.BADHARUDEEN. J.

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Dated : 1^st September, 2022 JUDGMENT

1.Accused Nos.1 and 2 in S.C.No.2054/2004 on the file of Additional Sessions Court, Thiruvananthapuram impugn the conviction and sentence imposed on them by the Additional Sessions Judge, as per judgment dated 30.1.2007 on the finding that they have committed offences under Sections 324, 427 and 452 r/w 34 IPC. Respondent herein is State represented by the learned Public Prosecutor.

2.The