IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Reserved on : 23.08.2024 Pronounced on: 05.09.2024 Coram:

THE HONOURABLE Dr. JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN Crl.A.No.545 of 2021

1.Tmt.Indira Kumari. (died) .... 1^st Appellant/Accused No.1 2. Tr.A.Babu. .... 2^nd Appellant/Accused No.4 /versus/

State Rep. by, The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch CID, Metro Wing, Chennai – 600 002. .... Respondent/Complainant Prayer: Criminal Appeal has been filed under Section 374 (ii) of Cr.P.C., to call for the records and set aside the judgment and sentence dated 29.09.2021 imposed in C.C.No.12 of 2019 on the file of the Learned Assistant Sessions Judge, Additional Special Court for Trial of Criminal Cases relating to Elected MP's and MLA's Singaravelan Maaligai, Chennai – 1.

For Appellants : Mr.V.Karthik, Senior Counsel, for Mr.S.Karthikeyan.

For Respondent : Mr.K.M.D.Muhilan, Government Advocate (Crl.Side).

J U D G M E N T

The Criminal Appeal is directed against the judgment in C.C.No.12/2019 (on the file of Learned Additional Special Court for Trial of Criminal Cases relating to Elected M.P’s and M.L.A’s, Singaravelar Maaligai, Chennai) dated 29/09/2021, by A-1 (Indirakumari-, Former M.L.A and Minister f