A companyplaint was given to the Police Officer about the burning of his rice mill but the Police Officer did number record the said companyplaint.
Thereafter A3 to A5 held the hands of the deceased and A2 stabbed the deceased on the left side of his chest.
A2 was arrested on 19/11/1992.
A3 was at the Police Station.
The police acted in a biased manner and implicated all his family members in this case.
PW 1 to PW 3 and PW 5 rushed to the place and removed the deceased to the Government Hospital Dharmapuri where he was declared dead.
A1 instigated his sons to kill him.
The deceased fell down and all the accused ran away.
A3 was arrested on 20/11/1992.
While he was proceeding to Tirupathur Road, A3 was attacked by PW 1 with a stone.
He did number handover knife M.O. 1 to the police.
A4 beat PW 1 with a cycle chain on his head, back of chest and left side of the wrist.
A1 denied all the incriminating circumstances and stated that a false case was foisted on him.
The substantive sentences were directed to run companycurrently.
PW 1 intervened in the quarrel.
At about 1.15 p.m. PW 1 came out of the rice mill and saw A1 to A5 companying from the east.
The other accused surrendered.
After companypletion of the investigation the accused were charged as aforesaid.
PW 1 then went to Dharmapuri Police Station and lodged his FIR Ex.
According to A2 in order to escape from their attack and save his life, he took out a penknife, which was in his key bunch, and stabbed generally with it without targeting anybody or any part of the body and, thereafter, ran to Madhikonpalayam Police Station and surrendered.
A3 filed a written statement and took a similar stand.
Thereafter, the deceased and PW 1 got into a car and went to Madhikonpalayam.
During the pendency of these appeals A1 Swami Kannu has died.
They alighted near the rice mill.
On 11/11/1992 the situation in Madhikonpalayam village was tense.
In support of its case, the prosecution examined as many as 21 witnesses.
On seeing him, PW 1, PW 3 and two others held him and dragged him towards the mill and threatened him that he is going to be tied and thrown into fire.
They were discussing about the ensuing marriage of PW 1s son.
He also stated that the henchmen of the deceased damaged their properties, but the police did number take any action against them because they belonged to a particular political party.
On seeing PW 1, A2 to A5 held his hands and A1 instigated others to kill him.
The case of the prosecution needs to be narrated in brief.
Criminal Appeal No.1700 of 2005 is filed by the State of Tamil Nadu and Criminal Appeal No.1453 of 2005 is filed by Ranjitham, wife of deceased Ranganathan challenging the said judgment and order acquitting all the accused.
On 11/11/1992 at about 7.30 p.m. PW 1 Pandurangan, PW 4 Jabbar and one Nanjappan were sitting near a bus stop at Dharmapuri.
