Besides, there were internal injuries.
Lacerated injury 5 x 1 x bone deep over left occipital region of head.
P 22 and recovered the knives marked as M.O.9 and M.O. 10 by preparing mahazars marked as Exs.
The injured deceased was taken to the hospital at Pondicherry, but on the way, he died.
1 to 8 by preparing mahzar marked as Ex.
On seeing it, PW 1 and others rushed near and the accused persons ran away from the occurrence place.
After receipt of chemical analysts report, finally, he companypleted the investigation and filed charge sheet against all the accused for companymission of offence punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC.
The FIR which has been taken numbere of by the Trial Court was lodged on 5 p.m. on 9.5.2000 whereas the earlier information given by the Hospital on 8.5.2000 at 2.30 p.m. The two witnesses on whose evidence the Trial Court recorded the companyviction i.e. PW 1 and PW 3 were related to the deceased.
P 19 and also examined witnesses and then made arrangements for sending the body for post mortem through Head Constable Thukkaram with the requisition letter marked as Ex.
P21 and that of A2 marked as Ex.
P10 along with his opinion that the said Pasupathy had died due to head injuries sustained by him.
Lacerated injury 4 x 1 x bond deep present over left Parietal region of head with fracture of underlying bone.
The Inspector of police arrested all the four accused on 15.5.2000 at about 3.30 p.m. at Thavalakuppam road junction and recorded the companyfessional statement of A1 marked as Ex.
The other accused is described as A4.
At that time, suddenly A1 armed with knife, A2 armed with knife and A3 and A 4 armed with a big stick and iron pipe respectively came from behind a thorny bush and began to attack the deceased.
PW 1 was also following him.
for chemical analysis.
Prosecution version as unfolded during trial is as follows For the sake of companyvenience, the accused persons appellants are described as A1, A2 and A3.
P 20 and he searched for the accused persons.
At that time, the deceased was companying towards the way of graveyard for the purpose of attending natures calls.
Thereafter, PW 1 gave companyplaint marked as Ex.
On the basis of Ex.
P15 and sent the same to the Magistrate and companyies to the higher officials.
He furnished post mortem report marked as Ex.
Mano A2 and Nagappan A3 are residents of Ariyankuppam village.
In companytinuation of the investigation, he proceeded to the Pondicherry Government Hospital and companyducted inquest upon the dead body of Pasupathy in the presence of panchayatdars and witnesses and prepared inquest report marked as Ex.
Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment rendered by a Division Bench of the Madras High Court dismissing the appeal filed by the present appellant and two others.
The weapons were recovered long after and were number sent for chemical examination.
On 8.5.2000, at about 8.30 p.m., PW 1, PW 3, Vijayan, Murugan, Babu and Veerappan were engaged in companyversation near the electric post on the way to graveyard.
Lacerated injury 4 x 1 x bone deep present over left occipital region of head.
9 and 10 and then remanded the accused for judicial custody and also gave requisition of the Magistrate for sending the M.Os.
Consequently, the deceased sustained injuries and fell down.
Balakrishnan PW 12 at about 5.00 a.m. on 9.5.2000.
P1 to the Sub Inspector of police viz.,
P 23 and P 24 and examined Dr. Balaraman showing M.Os.
Only three of them had preferred appeal before the High Court.
The said quarrel was pacified by one Pasupathy hereinafter referred to as the deceased , son of another brother of PWs 1 and 3 and thereby A1 had impression that the deceased was a supporter of Srinivasan.
The Trial Court on analysis of the evidence came to hold that the appellant and the three others were guilty of offence and sentenced each, as numbered above.
P1, PW 12 registered a case in Crime number132 of 2000 under Section 302 IPC and prepared the printed FIR marked as Ex.
to the Magistrate.
There were initially four accused persons.
There was quarrel between A1 and PW 1 at the time of festival at Angalamman temple in Periyairusampalayam village.
Arising out of S.L.P. Crl.
Particularly A1 and A2 attacked the deceased with knives on his neck and A3 attacked the deceased, with the big stick.
Sivaraj PW 1 and Ganpathy PW 3 are brothers and they are also residents of Periyairusampalayam.
Sundarrajan, PW 13 received the said FIR at about 5.30 a.m. on 9.5.2000 and took up the investigation and proceeded to Periyairusampalayam village and visited the occurrence place in the presence of Gopu PW 7 and Palani PW 8 , prepared observation mahazar and also recovered from the occurrence place M.Os.
P18 and sent those M.Os.
In the meanwhile, Dr. Balaraman PW 10 companyducted post mortem and found the following five external injuries.
No.5227 of 2006 Dr. ARIJIT PASAYAT, J. Leave granted.
Sivaraman A1 is a resident of Periyairusampalayam village.
By the impugned judgment the companyviction of the appellant and the two others for companymission of offence punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in short the IPC is maintained.
The Trial Court companyvicted the appellant and the three others and sentenced each to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.4,000/ with default stipulation.
Bluish discolouration and swelling present over right upper eye lid.
Subsequently, the Inspector of police viz.,
Obliquely placed incised wound 10 x 1.5 x bone deep with fracture of underlying bone present over back of neck behind left ear.
