The accused in Sessions case No.98 of 98 on the file of the Additional Sessions Judge, Dindigul is

the appellant in the above appeal. He was charged under Section 302 I.P.C. for stabbing one Murugan on 9-6-97 at about 5 P.M.

2. The case of the prosecution is briefly stated hereunder:

The marriage between P.W.1 Kaliammal and the accused Kaliappan took place eight years back and there after they were living at Ulliakottai village. One month after the marriage, since there was a mis-understanding between themselves and the husband Kaliappan suspected the conduct of his wife-P.W.1, she left the company of her husband and living with her parents. At that time, that is on 9-6-97 at about 5 P.M. the accused went there and requested his wife Kaliammal to return to his matrimonial home. She refused to accede to his request in returning to his house. At that time one Murugan, her brother who was there, told him that when his sister did not like to come to him, why he (accused) quarreled with her. It is also the further case of the prosecution that the accused got provoked by the reply of the said Murugan, took a knife and stabbed the said Murugan on his chest and sped away from that