BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 12/09/2024 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN Crl. A.(MD)No.484 of 2019 Koil Pichai : Appellant/De-facto Complainant Vs.

1.Subbaiah 2.Jayapaul

3.Chithirai : Respondents 1 to 3/

Accused 1 to 3

4.State Inspector of Police, Sathankulam Police Station, Thoothukudi District. : 4th Respondent/

Complainant Prayer: This Criminal Appeal is filed under Section

372(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the records of the acquittal judgment made in SC No.171 of 2017 on the file of the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Thoothukudi, dated 31/08/2018.

For Appellant : M/s.C.Arockia Selvi For R1 to R3 : Mr.M.S.Jeya Karthik For 4th respondent : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar Government Advocate (Criminal side)

J U D G M E N T

This Criminal Appeal is filed against acquittal judgment passed in SC No.171 of 2017 by the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Thoothukudi, dated 31/08/2018.

2.The case of the prosecution in brief:-

The de-facto complainant is residing at Palaniappapuram. He is owning properties situated in Survey No.404 measuring about 25 Acres on the southern of the main road. There is a well with electric connection and install