IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 04.04.2024 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.A.Nos.625, 763 & 811 of 2018

1. B.Saravanan @ City Saravanan ...Appellant in Crl.A/625/2018/

Accused no.4

2. Siva Saravanan @ Koodaikal Saravanan ... Appellant in Crl.A/763/2018 Accused no.3

3. Dhilip @ Dhilipkumar ...Appellant in Crl.A/811/2018 Accused No.1 vs.

State represented by, The Inspector of Police, V-1, Villivakkam Police Station, Villivakkam, Chennai – 600 049, (Crime No 802/2010) ...Respondent/Complainant in all Crl.A's Common Prayer: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374 (2) of Cr.P.C., 1973, to call for the records and to set aside the judgment and sentence dated 04.07.2018 imposed in S C No.200 of 2013 on the file of the learned XVII Additional sessions Judge, at Chennai.

In Crl.A's:

For Appellants : Mr.R.Vivekananthan For Respondent : Mr.M.Babu Muthumeeran Additional Public Prosecutor C OMMON J UDGMENT (Order of the Court was made by SUNDER MOHAN,J.

These Criminal Appeals have been filed by the accused 1, 3 & 4, challenging the conviction and sentences imposed upon them vide judgment dated 04.07.2018 in S.C.No.200 of 2013 on th