JUDGMENT

P.VELMURUGAN,J.

This Criminal Appeal has been filed by the State to set aside the judgment of acquittal of the respondent/accused namely Manuvel Amalraj in Sessions Case No.84 of 2015 dated 30.01.2019 by the Assistant Sessions Court (Sub Court), Sathiyamangalam, Erode District and convict the respondent/accused for the charges framed against him.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 11.06.2013 at 2.00 p.m., the Hasanur Special Sub Inspector (P.W.6), gave a special report to the Inspector of Police, Thalavadi Police Station, stating that today (11.06.2013) at about 12.00 p.m., when he visited the Neithalapuram Bus Stop along with Head Constable-2253 (P.W.7) and Constable-2541 (P.W.4) of Thalavadi Police Station, they noticed the accused/respondent herein was speaking against the Government of India stating that the Government of India has announced the setting up a Fourth Tiger Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu’s Sathiyamangalam Forest and based on which, the Tamil Nadu Government has issued an order. The accused instigated that if the Sathiyamangalam Forest is announced as a Tiger Sanctuary, people cannot live there. The hill tribes and villagers who live there will be removed by