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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J
Ravichandaran – Appellant
Versus
State, Rep. by The Forest Range Officer, Tirpattur. – Respondent
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| 1. prosecution accuses defendant of cutting sandalwood, caught red-handed. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. defense argues wrongful implication; prosecution emphasizes strong evidence. (Para 4) |
| 3. court affirms strong evidence from officials supports conviction. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. conviction upheld; sentence modified based on time served. (Para 8) |
| 5. final ruling confirms conviction and adjusts sentence. (Para 9) |
ORDER
This Criminal Revision Case is filed with a prayer to set aside the judgment, dated 30.07.2024 passed in C.A.No.74 of 2021 passed by the learned District and Sessions Judge, Tirupattur modifying the judgment of the learned Special Judicial Magistrate (Sandal Wood cases), Tirupattur, dated 25.10.2021 in C.C.No.4 of 2017. By the said judgment, the Trial Court had found the petitioner/first accused guilty of the offences under Sections 36-A and 36-E of the Tamil Nadu Forest Act , 1882 and sentenced to undergo three years Rigorous Imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/-
and in default, to undergo two months Simple Imprisonment.
2. The case of the prosecution is that on 22.10.2016, early morning, at about 2.30 A.M, while the Jeep Driver, P.W.3, belonging to Tirupattur For
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