Per J.A.K. SAMPATHKUMAR, J.

The Criminal Appeal and Criminal Revision were filed against the order of the Principal Sessions Judge, Chennai in S.C. No. 485 of 1999 dated 23.1.2002 in and by which the learned Sessions Judge acquitted the respondents/accused under Section 234(1) Cr. P.C. for the charges levelled against them.

2. The case of the prosecution is briefly as follows:

(1) P.W.1 Sengottaiyan is the husband of the deceased Annapoornam. P.W.2 Ramesh is the son of P.W.1 and the deceased. P.W.1 was working as Chief Engineer, T.N.E.B. and retired from service on 31.5.1997. His son P.W.2 is also working as Assistant Engineer in T.N.E.B. On 21.11. 1996 as usual P.W.1 and P.W.2 went to the office. They were residing at No. E1 Power Apartment, 47, Periyar Road, T.Nagar, Chennai-17. P.W.3 Tmt. Selvakumari is residing at D-5, Power Apartment. Her husband Veerapan was working in T.N.E.B.

(2) On 21.1.1996 at noon 12.00 o’clock P.W.3 went to the house of P.W. 1. At 12.15 hrs. after finishing the work, servant maid Jaya returned to her house. The deceased Annapoornam asked P.W.3 to apply medicine for eye sour. At 12.30 Hrs. P.W. 3 went to her house after applying medicine.

(3) At 3.45