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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N. SATHISH KUMAR, M. JOTHIRAMAN, JJ
Rajesh – Appellant
Versus
The Inspector of Police, R-8 Vadapalani Police Station – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of the case and alleged offences. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments presented by the appellants and prosecution. (Para 13 , 14) |
| 3. court observations on the investigation's credibility. (Para 15 , 16 , 19 , 20) |
| 4. final legal rationale leading to acquittal. (Para 22 , 23) |
JUDGMENT
(Judgment was delivered by N. SATHISH KUMAR, J.
Aggrieved over the judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the learned VII Additional Sessions Judge, Chennai, in S.C.No.327 of 2016, dated 10.08.2018, A1 and A2 have filed the present appeal. The appellants/accused were convicted and sentenced by the trial Court as follows :
| Accused | Conviction | Sentence |
| A1 & A2 | Section 307 r/w. 34 IPC | Seven years imprisonment each and fine of Rs.5,000/- each, in default, to undergo three months simple imprisonment |
| Section 294(b) IPC Fine of Rs.500/- each, in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for one week | ||
| A1 | Section 324 IPC | One year imprisonment |
| The sentences shall run concurrently. |
2.The case of the prosecution is as follows :
2.1.P.W.1 (Vijayakumar) is a resident of Vadapalani, Chennai. A1 (Rajesh) is running a chit business. P.W.1 has taken a chit of Rs.1 Lakh from A1, in respect of which, A1 used to com
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