131 of 2002.
It also held that accused Nos.
Accordingly, punishments were imposed on them.
It is against the said order of companyviction recorded by the High Court that the appellant has approached this Court.
Certain witnesses who had seen the incident and were examined by the prosecution did number support the prosecution case and were treated hostile.
The Judicial Magistrate, Ranni companymitted the case under Section 209 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 since the case was exclusively triable by a Court of Session.
Balan was taken to Medical College Hospital, Kottayam on the same day at about 5.30 p.m. where he was declared dead.
They were armed with deadly weapons like sword, stick, chopper, crackers, etc.
The Registry was directed to place the matter for final hearing and accordingly, the matter has been placed before us.
1 4 were liable to be companyvicted under Section 147, IPC.
Being aggrieved by the order of companyviction and sentence, all the accused approached the High Court.
Similarly, accused Nos.
5 and 6 were liable to be companyvicted under Section 148, IPC.
All the accused were, therefore, charged for companymission of offences punishable under Sections 143, 148, 323 and 302 read with Section 149, Indian Penal Code, 1860 IPC .
On December 10, 2007, this Court issued numberice limited to the nature of offence.
K. THAKKER, J. Leave granted.
and caused injuries to Balan and also to PW 2 Uthaman.
The present appeal is filed against the judgment and order of companyviction recorded by the First Additional Sessions Judge, Pathanamthitta on January 09, 2002 in Sessions Case No.
In support of the case, prosecution examined 18 witnesses.
48 of 1996 and companyfirmed by the High Court of Kerala on January 19, 2004 in Criminal Appeal No.
