Lakshmana Rao, J.

1. The appellant is a dancing girl and she was charged with the murder of her paramour Murugesa Mudali She was acquitted of that offence and has been convicted under Section 201(1), Indian Penal Code, for giving false information with intent to screen the offender from legal punishment and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment to three years.

2. Murugesa Mudali went to the house of the appellant about 3 P.M. on 15th July last and P.W. 5, the sweeper woman, found him and the appellant lying and chatting on a cot when she left the house about 4-30 P.M. There was none else in the house and the appellant came out some time later and shouted "Akka, Akka, see the aniyayam". The mother and sisters of the appellant who were near their house close by rushed into the house and P.Ws. 13 and 14 who were near P.W. 13s house next door ran up. The appellant requested them not to crowd and closed the door against them and P.Ws. 13 and 14 returned. But P.Ws. 15 and 16 who were near the opposite house went and knocked the door and the sister of the; appellant opened it. P.Ws. 15 and 16 then went in and they found Murugesa Mudali partially reclining on the chest of the appellant