SARDHAR ALIAS SARDHAR BASHA Vs. INSPECTOR OF POLICE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appellant in this appeal is the 1st accused, who stands convicted in S.C. No. 297 of 2001 by judgment dated 28.3.2011 on the file of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Tract Court I, Chennai, for the offence under Sections 302, 201, 34 and 120(B) I.P.C. and under Section 235(2) Cr.P.C. and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life for the offence under Section 302 I.P.C. and to undergo imprisonment for 7 years, for the offence under Section 201 I.P.C. There is no separate sentence given for the offence under Section 34 and 120(B) IPC. Heard Mr. Paul Kanagaraj learned counsel appearing for the appellant and Mr. V.M. Rajendran learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State.

(2.) During trial to prove its case, the prosecution has examined P. Ws. 1 to 13 and marked Exhibits P-1 to P-20 besides marking M.Os. 1 to 6. The case of the prosecution in a nutshell is as follows:

(3.) When the accused were questioned under Section 313 of Cr.P.C. on the basis of the incriminating materials brought against him by the investigating agency, they denied each and every circumstance as false. They neither produced any documentary evidence nor examined any witness on their side. As already stated, the learned trial Judge, found A.1 and A.2 guilty of the offence under Sections 302, 201, 34 and 120(B) I.P.C. and under Section 235(2) Cr.P.C. and sentenced them to undergo imprisonment for life for the offence under Section 302 I.P.C. and to undergo imprisonment for 7 years, for the offence under Section 201 I.P.C.