( 1 ) THE petitioner before this Court was the first accused in the trial court. The second accused before the trial Court was the second wife of the first accused and the complainant in the case was his first wife. The petitioner has been convicted for an offence under S. 494 IPC. and sentenced to six months rigorous imprisonment by the trial Court. The trial court also convicted the second accused for an offence under S. 494 read with S. 109 IPC. In the appeal filed by the accused, the learned Sessions judge allowed the appeal of the second accused and acqutted her. So far as the appeal filed by the first accused is concerned, the learned Sessions judge confirmed his conviction and the sentence. In this revision, the petitioner challenges the correctness of the conviction and sentence passed on him by the learned Sessions Judge.

( 2 ) THE petitioner married the respondent-complainant at Jolarpet about nine years before the complaint. After living for some time with the complainant and after getting two children, the complainant's case is that the first accused started ill-treating her and drove her out of the house. Thereafter, during the life time of the complainant and while th

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