offence under Section Sentence 3(1)(x) of SC and ST To undergo six months rigorous (Prevention of imprisonment and to pay a fine of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Rs.1,000/- in default in payment to undergo four weeks simple imprisonment. 341 IPC To pay a fine of Rs.500/- in default in payment to undergo 1 week simple imprisonment. 323 IPC To pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- in default in payment to undergo four weeks simple imprisonment. 2.The case of the prosecution based on the prosecution witnesses is as follows: (i)On the side of the prosecution, P.W.1 to P.W.13 were examined and Exs.P1 to P9 were marked. (ii) P.W.1/Karuppaiya is the resident of Alampalayam and he is doing false hair business and he is also used to go to the place to capture dove in the well. On 16.12.2005 at about 9.00 a.m., when P.W.1 was in his house, P.W.9/Chellamuthu gounder came there and told that Maniyakarar has called him. When he has gone along with P.W.9, P.W.9 has left him after reaching some distance. The accused, who is the son of Maniyakarar came there and they went to kaatu salai, at that time, the accused fisted on his chest and due to the said impact, P.W.1 fell down unconscious. He regained conscious after half an hour and told to Maniyakarar that he did not commit any wrong and as to why they have beaten him. Maniyakarar told that P.W.1 committed theft by placing some person. P.W.1 told that he along with his son-in-law came for capturing dove in the garden next to accused house and since no dove was there, they went to their house. Then Maniyakar and his son had taken P.W.1 to Chavadi and had beaten him in the presence of the villagers, but they could not come forward to help him and they are only watching. P.W.1 was kept in the Chavadi from 11.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. Thereafter, P.W.1's wife Panchavarnam/P.W.2, Son-in-law Murugan/P.W.6, Dhandapani/P.W.7 and Ravi/P.W.8 came there and took P.W.1 to Udumalpet Government Hospital at 10.00 p.m. He was admitted in the hospital as an in-patient and on the next day, he gave Ex.P1 complaint.
