1. This Appeal is filed against the judgment dated 15.4.1999, made in 14 of 1996 on the file of the III Additional Sessions Judge, Pondicherry.

2. Aggrieved over the conviction for the offence under Section 506 Part and sentence of 2 years' Rigourous Imprisonment, this Appeal has

3. The brief facts of the case are as follows:

(a) A-1 and A-2 are brothers. P.W. is the husband of P.W.2. P.W.4 is the daughter of P.Ws.1 and 2. The deceased is the daughter of P.Ws.1 and 2. P.Ws.3 and 5 are the brother of the deceased. The deceased and her husband (A-1) lived along with A-2 and his wife and their family in the same house. Therefore for about one month prior to the occurrence there were frequent quarrels between the deceased and wife of A-2.

(b) On 6.12.1994, the deceased on seeing her father, P.W.1 requested him to take her to his house and complained about the ill-treatment made by her husband (A-1). She also told that the second accused beat her and ill-treated her. A-1 reprimanded her for complaining about him to P.W.1, her father. After that, A-1 took her for fishing. P.W.1 informed A-1 that it is not the right time for fishing and went home. After sometime, Al came to the ho