R. BANUMATHI, J.

Appellants are accused No.1 to 4 in S.C.No. 6 of 1997 on the file of II Additional Sessions Judge, Pondicherry. For causing the murder of one Sundal Shanmugam alias Nattar, Appellants were convicted under S.304 (II) I.P.C. and sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of Three Years each. For causing injuries to Witnesses Rajaram and Iyyappan, A.1 and A.2 were convicted under S. 324 I.P.C. and sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of One Year each.

2. P.W.1 - Rajaram is the second husband of P.W.3 - Gnanavadivu. On 29.04.1995, P.W.1 Rajaram was standing in front of his house in Kandoctor Thottam. At that time, A.1 to A.4 and two more accused armed with deadly weapons like Knives and Sticks came and abused P.W.2 - Umai alias Iyyappan. When the accused were coming near the house of P.W.3 - Gnanavadivu, P.W.2 was standing near his house just watching the accused. Accused asked P.W.2 to go away; but P.W.2 - Umai alias Iyyappan was still standing. Hence A.1 to A.4 caught hold of the Shirt of P.W.2 and A.2 caused cut injuries on the left Chin of P.W.2 with Aruval. P.W.3 - Gnanavadivu, mother of P.W.2 - Umai alias Iyyappan pleaded