Crl.A.Nos.417,439,440,442 & 464 of 2020

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Reserved on:18.04.2023

Pronounced on:18.05.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN

Crl.A.Nos.417, 439, 440, 442 and 464 of 2020

Crl.A.No.417 of 2020:

1.Venkatachalam

2.Balaji

3.Thirumalai

.. Appellants

/versus/

State represented by

The Inspector of Police,

Kaveripattinam Police Station,

Kaveripattinam,

Krishnagiri District.

(Cr.No.245 of 2015)

.. Respondent

Prayer:

Criminal Appeal has been filed under Section 374 (2) of the Code

of Criminal Procedure against the conviction and sentence passed by the learned

Additional Sessions Judge, Krishnagiri District in S.C.No.251 of 2016, dated

08.10.2020.

For Appellant

:Mr.V.Rajamohan

For Respondent

:Mr.R.Kishore Kumar

Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

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Crl.A.No.439 of 2020:

1.Periyannan

2.Periyasami

3.Panneer Selvam

4.Govindammal

5.Peruma

.. Appellants

/versus/

State rep. by its

Inspector of Police,

Kaveripattinam Police Station,

Krishnagiri District.

Cr.No.245/2015.

.. Respondent

Prayer:

Criminal Appeal has been filed under Section 374 (2) of Cr.P.C., to

call for the records in S.C.No.251 of 2016 on the file of the Additional Sessions

Judge, Krishnagiri, allow the appeal by setting aside the judgment and

conviction in S.C.No.251 of 2016, dated 08.10.2020.

For Appellants

:Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar

For Respondent

:Mr.R.Krishore Kumar

Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

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Crl.A.No.440 of 2020:

Ganesan

.. Appellant

/versus/

State rep. by

The Inspector of Police,

Kaveripattinam Police Station,

Krishnagiri District.

Cr.No.245/2015.

.. Respondent

Prayer :

Criminal Appeal has been filed under Section 374 (2) of Cr.P.C., to

call for the entire records in connection with the S.C.No.251/2016 on the file of

the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri District and set

aside the judgment dated 08.10.2020.

For Appellant

:Mr.E.Kannadasan

For Respondent

:Mr.R.Krishore Kumar

Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

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Crl.A.No.442 of 2020:

1.Kannukan

2.Venkatesan

3.Sanguraj

4.Sivaraj

5.Valarmathi

.. Appellants

/versus/

State rep. by its

Inspector of Police,

Kaveripattinam Police Station,

Krishnagiri District.

Cr.No.245/2015.

.. Respondent

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Prayer:

Criminal Appeal has been filed under Section 374 of Cr.P.C., to

call for the entire records and set aside the judgment delivered by the Hon'ble

Additional Sessions Judge, Krishnagiri in S.C.No.251 of 2016, dated

08.10.2020.

For Appellants

:Mr.P.Ezhilnilavan

For Respondent

:Mr.R.Krishore Kumar

Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

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Crl.A.No.464 of 2020:

Chinnasamy

.. Appellant

/versus/

State rep. by

The Inspector of Police,

Kaveripattinam Police Station,

Krishnagiri District.

Cr.No.245/2015.

.. Respondent

Prayer:

Criminal Appeal has been filed under Section 374 (2) of Cr.P.C., to

set aside the conviction and sentence imposed on the appellant by the judgment

dated 08.10.2020 passed in S.C.No.251/2016 on the file of the Additional

Sessions Judge, Krishnagiri by allowing the present criminal appeal before this

Court.

For Appellant

:Mr.R.Nalliyappan

For Respondent

:Mr.R.Krishore Kumar

Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

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COMMON JUDGMENT

This batch of five Criminal Appeals are against the judgment of the

learned Additional Sessions Judge at Krishnagiri in S.C.No:251/2016, dated

08/10/2020.

2. 15 accused were tried for offences under Sections 147,148, 341, 342,

323, 324, 506(i) of IPC and Section 3 (1) of TNPPDL Act, 1992. On

appreciation of evidence adduced on the side of the prosecution and the

accused, the Trial Court found the accused guil