LAWS(MAD)-2009-12-625

T KANNADASAN Vs. STATE

Decided On December 11, 2009
T.KANNADASAN Appellant
V/S
STATE BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VIRUDHACHALAM POLICE STATION, CUDDALORE DISTRICT Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This Criminal Appeal is filed against the judgement dated 8.1.2003 passed in SC. No. 47 of 2001 by the learned Additional District Judge (FTC-III) Virudhachalam, convicting and sentencing the first appellant for the offence under Section 304-B of IPC to undergo 7 years Rigorous Imprisonment and for the offence under Section 498-A to undergo three years Rigorous Imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs. 1000/- in default to undergo three months Rigorous Imprisonment and ordering the sentences to run concurrently and the 2nd appellant for the offence under Section 498-A of IPC to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for two years and to pay a fine amount of Rs. 2000/- in default to undergo three months Rigorous Imprisonment and acquitting the 2nd appellant from the charges under Section 304-B of IPC.

(2.) The case of the Prosecution is as follows:-

(3.) The case was taken on file in SC. No. 47 of 2001 on the file of the learned Additional District Judge (FTC-III) Virudhachalam and necessary charges were framed. In order to substantiate the charges levelled against the accused, the prosecution examined as many as 11 witnesses (P.W. 1 to P.W. 11 and also relied on Exhibits P-1 to P-10 and four material objects (M.Os.1 to 4).