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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J
Royappan Lourdu Jayaseelan – Appellant
Versus
State Represented by Inspector of Police SPE:CBI:ACB:Chennai – Respondent
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| 1. juridical background of appellant's conviction under corruption charges. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments relate to asset valuation discrepancies and evidence issues. (Para 3) |
| 3. court's recalculation of disproportionate assets and the significance of evidence. (Para 4) |
JUDGMENT
A.The Appeal:
This criminal appeal contests the judgment of the learned XIV Additional Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chennai, delivered in C.C.No.21 of 2010 on 28.03.2018. In that case, two persons were tried: Royappan Lourdu Jeyaseelan (Accused No.1/appellant) and his wife, Little Flower.
1.1 The first accused / appellant was convicted of the offence under Section 13 (2) read with (1) (e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 . The second accused, charged with abetment of the offence, was acquitted. The appellant was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/-; in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for three months. Aggrieved by the conviction and sentence, the present criminal appeal is filed.
B.Case of the Prosecution and Trial:
2. The case of the prosecution is that on 22.10.2009, there was reliable information on record indicati
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