JUDGMENT :

Jayachandran, J.

I think my wife be honest, and think she is not.

I think thou are just, and think thou are not."

(Act II, Scene 3)

"Ay, let her not and perish and be

Damned tonight for she shall not live"

(Act IV, Scene 1)

-'The Tragedy of Othello, The Moore

of Venice'-William Shakespeare.

Othello's syndrome is potentially lethal. Several murders transcending geographical barriers are rooted in this mysterious phenomenon of human mind. An accident apparent has a serpentine effervescence in the murder underneath. We, in this appeal, are called upon to test the authenticity of the Prosecution version, in the midst of inherent limitations in an appeal against acquittal.

2. Under challenge in the Criminal Appeals above referred is the judgment dated 25.5.2019 of the Additional Sessions Court, Muvattupuzha in S.C.No.821/2015. The impugned judgment acquitted the accused, who was charged with offences under Sections 302 and 506(i) of the Indian Penal Code. Criminal Appeal No.17/2019 is preferred by the wife of the deceased/victim under the Proviso to Section 372 of the Cr.P.C. The appeal preferred by the State under Section 378 of the Cr.P.C is not numbered, since Crl.M.A.No.1 of 2020 f