JUDGMENT

The Criminal Appeal is directed against the judgment of conviction made in S.C.No.12 of 2021, dated 21.11.2023, on the file of the Principal Sessions Court, Ramanathapuram.

2. For the sake of convenience and brevity, the parties will hereinafter be referred as per their status/ranking in the trial Court.

3. The prosecution's case is that on 10.01.2019, the defacto complainant, a Sub-Inspector, was on patrol duty with a government two-wheeler (TN-65- G-0820) and Constable Sathiyendran. Near Rameshwaram road, vehicles carrying passengers heading to watch an Ajith movie were passing by, cheering and shouting with their heads and arms out. The complainant advised them to not put their hands out. The accused, Mohammed Riyaskhan, driving Tavera No.TN-19-E-2206, ignored warnings, abused the officer in filthy language, and threatened to kill him by dashing his vehicle. He then drove into the complainant and the two-wheeler, causing injuries to the complainant's left elbow, left shoulder, right shoulder, and right ankle, and damaging the two-wheeler. The accused was handed over to the police station, leading to charges under Sections 294(b), 307, 332, 353 IPC, and Section 3 (1) of TNP