The accused, a history-sheeter in the Uthipulli station faced two more SC/ST atrocities cases and a murder case, he said. The judge awarded three years imprisonment and imposed fine of ?5,000 for offences under IPC sections and five years imprisonment and fine of ?25,000 for offences under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The Principal District Court has convicted a man under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and awarded five-year imprisonment for abusing and assaulting a conservancy worker and a bank staff who came to his rescue at Perunkulam in 2012. Passing orders on the five-year-old case, Principal District Judge A. Kayalvizhi held the accused – M. Chinnavan alias Muneeswaran guilty under sections 294 (b), 327 and 427 of Indian Penal Code, read with section 3 (1) (X) of SC/ST (prevention of atrocities) Act. The accused was detained under the Goondas Act for a year, Mr. Murugan said.
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