The petitioner is the accused in C.C.No.448 of 1988 on the file of the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Thanjavur.

2. He is the Assistant Professor in Jamal Mohammed College, Trichy. He married one Dhanalakshmi about one and a half years prior to the date of occurrence, which happened on 23. 1988. They were living together at Trichy and they had no issues. On 23. 1988, the petitioner and his wife, to worship Velankanni shrine, went from Trichy to Velankanni in T.V.S moped XL bearing registration number TAY 4029. They spend that night at Velankanni. On 23. 1988, both the petitioner and his wife started from Velankanni and en route came to Thanjavur. After taking lunch there, they proceeded towards Trichy. When the vehicle was going near Sukkambar a place near Kallanai at 3 P.M., the wife seated on the pillion fell down from the vehicle. At that time, one Marudambal was grazing her cattle near the place and on seeing the accident, she rushed to the place. In the meantime, the petitioner alighting the vehicle came to the rescue of his wife. Water brought by her was sprinkled on her face. Thereafter, the injured-wife was taken by the petitioner in a bus leaving moped in th