JUDGMENT

This Criminal Appeal challenges the judgment of acquittal made in S.C.No.58 of 2013 on the file of the learned Assistant Sessions Judge cum Chief Judicial Magistrate, Namakkal on 31.08.2015.

2 (i) It is the case of the prosecution that the 2^nd respondent herein/first accused (A1) is the uncle of the wife of the defacto complainant/appellant and 3^rd respondent/second accused (A2) is the father- in-law of the defacto complainant; that there were property disputes between the defacto complainant and A2; and that on the date of occurrence, when the accused were doing agricultural work on their land, PW1 to PW5 questioned them; that the accused anticipating trouble by PW1 to PW5 on account of the civil dispute attacked PW1 and PW2.

(ii) It is the further case of the prosecution that A1 attacked PW1 with a spade, A2 attacked PW2 with a stick, caused simple injuries to PW2 and thus, committed the aforesaid offences.

(iii) On the complaint given by the appellant/PW1, who was taking treatment at the hospital, an FIR was registered for the offences under Sections 341, 323, 307 of the IPC in Cr.No.466 of 2012 by PW9, the Sub- Inspector of Police. PW10, the Inspector of Police, took up th