In The High Court Of Judicature At Madras           

Dated: 19/04/2006 

Coram 

The Hon'ble Mr. Justice P.Sathasivam   
and 
The Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.Paul Vasanthakumar       


Crl.A.No.803 of 2002
and 
Crl.A.No.863 of 2002
and 
871 of 2001
and 
Crl.R.C.No.285/2002 
and 
Crl.M.P.No. 9069 of 2005
in Crl.R.C.
Sr No. 46945 of 2005 


Crl.Appeal No.803 of 2001

1. Alagarsamy (A-1)
2. Jothi (A4)
3. Andichami (A-7)
4. Renganathan (A-9) 
5. Sakkaraimurthy (A-13)
6. Rajendran (A-15)
7. Ramar (A-40)
                         ... Appellants/ Accused
                             Nos.1, 4, 7, 9, 1
                             3, 15 and 40.

-Vs-

State by
Deputy Superintendent of Police,
District Crime Branch, Madurai.

                        ... Respondent/Complainant.


Criminal Appeal No. 863 of 2001

1. Ponniah
2. Manikandan 
3. Markandan 
4. Rasam @ Ayyavu   
5. Alaghu
6. Chockanathan 
7. Chinna Odugan @ Chinna Ulunthan.  

             ... Appellants/ Accused    Nos.3, 5, 11, 12, 14, 20 and 22.

Vs 

State represented by
Deputy Superintendent of Police,
District Crime Branch, Madurai.

                           ... Respondent/Complainant.


Criminal Appeal No. 871 of 2001

1. Manoharan 
2. Sekar
3. Selvam 
                     ... Appellants/Accused Nos.8,
                                 18 and 21.


                        Vs.
State, by
Deputy Superintendent of Police,
District Crime Branch, Madurai.

                        ... Respondent/Complainant.



Crl.R.C.No. 285 of 2001

1. M. Kumar 
2. Periyavar
3. Mayavar 
                        .. Petitioners/P.Ws. 2, 5 and 9.

                       Vs.

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police,
   District Crime Branch,
   Madurai District.    .. Respondent/Complainant.

2. Duraipandi     .. A-2
3. Manivasagam    .. A-6
4. Dinakaran      .. A-10
5. Karanthamalai  .. A-16
6. Baskaran       .. A-17
7. Tamilan        .. A-19
8. Ambalam        .. A-23
9. Sethu          .. A-24
10. Kalanjiam     .. A-25
11. Mani          .. A-26
12. Sevagaperumal .. A-27 
13. Elavarasan    .. A-28
14. Asokan        .. A-29
15. Ganesan       .. A-30
16. Bharathidasan .. A-31
17. Kathirvel     .. A-32
18. Thangamani    .. A-33
19. Pandi         .. A-34
20. Pugazhendhi   .. A-35
21. Nagesh        .. A-36
22. Maduraiveeran .. A-37
23. Kannan        .. A-38
24. Selvam        .. A-39       ... Respondents/Accused.


        Criminal  Appeals  filed  under  Section  374  of the Code of Criminal
Procedure   against   the   conviction   and   sentence   imposed    on    the
accused/respective  appellants by the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Salem,
in his Judgment dated 26.07.2001, made in Sessions Case No.10 of 2001.  
Criminal  Revision  Case  filed under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the
Code of  Criminal  Procedure  against  the  judgment  passed  by  the  learned
Principal  Sessions Judge, Salem in S.C.No.10 of 2001 , dated 26-7-2001, in so
far as it relates to the acquittal of respondents 2  to  24/Accused  from  the
charges  for offences under Sections 12 0-B, 148, 341, 506 (ii), 302 read with
34 read with 149 Ipc and Section 302 read  with  Section  3  (2)  (v)  of  the
Scheduled  Castes  and  Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989,
read with 149 read with 34 Ipc.

!Mr.  B.  Sriramulu, Senior counsel for Mrs.P.V.
Rajeswari:- For Appellants in C.A.803/2001.

Mr.  S.  Ashok Kumar, Senior counsel for Mr.  A.
Sashidharan:- For appellants in C.A.No.863/2001.

Mr.  S.  Ashok Kumar, Senior counsel for Mr.  K.
Jegannathan:- For Appellants-1 and
2 in C.A.No.871/2001 and for Respondents 2 to   20, 22 to 24
in Cr.R.C.  No.  285/2002.

Mr.  M.  Balasubramanian:- For Appellant-3 in C.A.
No.  871/2001.

Mr.  V.  Gopinath, Senior counsel, assisted by Mr.
V.  Suresh for Mr.  P.  Rathinam :- For petitioner
in Crl.R.C.No.285/2002.

Mr.P.Rathinam  Counsel for petrs.  in Crl.M.P.
Nos.9069 of 2005. 

^Mr.  N.R.  Chandran, Advocate General, assisted by
Mr.  P.  Venkatasubramanian for Mr.  V.M.R.
Rajendran, Additional Public Prosecutor:- For
Respondent/State. 

:Common Judgment