(1.) The petitioner has filed this petition to suspend the sentence imposed against him by the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for trial of offences under SC/ST (POA) Act, Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar District in S.C.No.5 of 2012 by judgment dtd. 26/6/2023 and to enlarge him on bail pending disposal of the criminal appeal.
(2.) The brief facts of the prosecution case:
(3.) To prove the charge the prosecution examined 21 witnesses as P.W.1 to P.W.21 and marked 8 exhibits as Ex.P1 to Ex.P8 and no MO was marked. On the defence side, no witness was examined and no exhibit was marked.