JUDGMENT :

V. BHARATHIDASAN, J.

1. The appellants are A1 and A2 in S.C. No. 267 of 2016, on the file of the learned Sessions Judge (Mahila Court), (Fast Track Mahila Court), Thanjavur. A1 stood charged, for the offence under Section 302 IPC and A2 stood charged, for the offence under Sections 294(b), 302 read with 109 IPC. The trial Court, convicted A1, under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment and also to pay a fine Rs. 5,000/- in default, to undergo one year simple imprisonment and convicted A2, under Section 294 (b) and imposed a fine of Rs. 500/- in default, to undergo one month simple imprisonment. A2 was also convicted, for the offence under Section 302 read with 109 IPC and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/- in default, to undergo one year simple imprisonment. Now, challenging the conviction and sentence, A1 filed Crl. Appeal (MD) No. 196 of 2020 and A2 filed Crl. Appeal (MD) No. 209 of 2020. Both the appeals were heard together and disposed of by this common judgment.

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is as follows:

The deceased in this case, one Bodhanai Selvi, is the wife of A1. After marriage, A1 developed i