Advocates:
['M/S J MUTHUKUMARAN', '', 'S REVATHI', 'PUBLIC PROSECUTOR']

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

RESERVED ON : 13.07.2018

PRONOUNCED ON : 24.07.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

CRL.A.No.270 of 2007

Murugan

... Appellant/Accused

Vs

The State Rep by

The Deputy Superintendent of Police,

Villupuram Town Police Station,

Villupuram.

Crime No.478 of 2003

... Respondent/Complainant

Prayer: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374 of Cr.P.C.,

against the judgment made in S.C.No.108 of 2004 dated 26.02.2007

passed by the learned Special Judge (Principal Sessions Judge),

Sessions Division, Villupuram and set the accused/appellant at

liberty.

For Appellant

: Mr.C.D.Johnson

for Mr.J.Muthukumaran

For Respondent : Ms.M.Prabavathi Ganeshram

Additional Public Prosecutor

J U D G M E N T

This appeal arose out of the judgment and conviction

passed in S.C.No.108 of 2004 on the file of the learned Special

Judge, Principal Sessions judge, Sessions Divison, Villupuram

dated 26.02.2007, convicting the appellant for the offence under

Section 307 of IPC r/w Section 3(2)(V) of SC/ST (PA) Act 1989

and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten years

and also to pay a fine of Rs.1,00