2024 INSC 974
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REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP(Crl.) No. 5902 of 2021)
GEORGE …APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS …RESPONDENT(S)
J U D G M E N T
B.R. GAVAI, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. The present appeal challenges the final judgment and
order dated 1st November 2019 passed by the Madurai Bench
of Madras High Court in Crl. A. (MD) No. 479 of 2017,
whereby the Criminal Appeal filed by the appellant against
the judgment and order dated 17th November 2017 in
Sessions Case No. 83 of 2016 on the file of the I Additional
District and Sessions Judge, Thoothukudi (hereinafter, “trial
court”) was partly allowed. The Division Bench of the High
Court upheld the conviction and sentence qua the appellant
insofar as the offence punishable under Sections 294(b), 341
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and 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter, “IPC”)
but he was acquitted of the charge under Section 506(ii) IPC.
3. The facts necessary for the adjudication of the present
appeal are as given below:
3.1 The genesis of the present case is the registration of FIR
No. 224 of 2015 on 16th May 2015 at Police Station
Sathankulam, District Thoothukudi by one Mr. Kovilraj (PW-
1). Written information was received at the said Police Station
at 02:30 hours alleging commission o...