JUDGMENT :

This Criminal Appeal is filed against the judgment dated 23.01.2019 S.C.No.137 of 2013 passed by the Sessions Judge, (Mahila Court) Salem.

2. The respondent Police registered the case against the appellant/A-1 in Crime No.11 of 2012 for the offences under Sections 376 IPC and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act, 1998. After the investigation, the respondent Police laid a charge sheet before the learned Judicial Magistrate, [Additional Mahila Court], Salem. The learned Judicial Magistrate, Additional Mahila Court, Salem had taken the same on his file in P.R.C.No.10 of 2013. After completing the formalities, the case was committed to learned Principal Sessions Court, Salem. Since the offence is against women, the learned Principal Sessions Judge taken the case on file in S.C.No.137 of 2013 and made over to Sessions Judge Mahila Court, Salem. After completing the formalities, the Special Judge framed charges against the appellant-A-1 and other Accused-A2. Since the second accused absconded and not secured, the case has been split up and taken in S.C.No.126 of 2016 and the same is pending against the second accused. As far as appellant/A-1 is concern