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. 2456 OF 2007 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN S.C. 223/2007 OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC-I), KOTTAYAM APPELLANT/ACCUSED:

JAYAPRAKASH @ PALA PRAKASHAN, S/O.GOPALAN NAIR, KUTTIYANICKAL VEEDU,, KOOROPADA VILLAGE, LAKKATTOR KARA.

BY ADV. SRI.SURIN GEORGE IPE RESPONDENT/CLAIMANANT:

STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV, SRI.DENNY DEVASSY, SR.GP THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING FINALLY HEARD ON

01.09.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

Conviction and sentence imposed against the appellant in S.C.No.223/2007 on the file of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Kottayam is under challenge in this appeal.

2. The respondent herein is the State of Kerala represented by the learned Public Prosecutor.

3. Heard the learned counsel for the appellant as well as the learned Public Prosecutor.

4. The prosecution case in short, is as under:

On 04.04.2003 at about 8 p.m. at the public road in Puthukulam near to the shop building owned by Kottamangalam Vinayachandra