An injured eyewitness to the occurrence had challenged the judgment of acquittal dated 27.09.2012 passed in S.C.No.37 of 2012 by the learned II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Tindivanam, in the above appeal.

2. (i) It is the case of the prosecution that on 08.07.2010 at about 3.00 p.m, on the instigation of A1, A2 to A11, armed with knives, iron rods, wooden logs and sickles, with an intention to cause the death of PW1 and the deceased, attacked them indiscriminately; that both PW1 and the deceased were admitted to the hospital; that they were unconscious for two days and the deceased succumbed to the injuries two months after the occurrence; and thus, all the accused were liable for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 341, 294(b), 323, 324, 427, 506(ii) and 307 of the IPC.

(ii) On the complaint [Ex. P1] given by PW1, an FIR [Ex. P10] in Cr.No.233 of 2010 was registered by PW15, Sub-Inspector of Police on 10.07.2010, for the major offence under Section 307 IPC and for the other allied offences. PW16 was deputed by the Superintendent of Police to conduct the investigation, as the jurisdictional Inspector of Police was on other duty. He conducted the inquest, handed over the