IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 30-01-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Arasumani ..Appellant/A2 Vs

1. State by, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Villupuram Sub Division, Villupuram.

2. State by Sub Inspector of Police, Periathachur Police Station, Villupuram. … Respondents 1 & 2 / Complainant

3. Divyabharathi ..3rd Respondent/Defacto Complainant Prayer: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 14-A(2) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015, to set aside the judgment of conviction and sentence imposed upon by the appellant dated 29.10.2024 by the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Trial of Cases under the SC/ST (POA) Act, Villupuram, in Spl.SC.79 of 2023 and allow the appeal.

For Appellant: Mr.A.Nagarajan For Respondents: Mr.S.Rajakumar (for R1 & R2)

Additional Public Prosecutor Mr.K.Sathyaraj (for R3)

Judgment

This Criminal Appeal has been filed by the second accused, challenging the judgment dated 29.10.2024 in Spl.SC.No.79 of 2023 on the file of the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Trial of Cases under the SC/ST (POA) Act, Villupuram, by which he was convicted for the offence under Sections 294(