JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374(2) of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, against the judgment and order dated 25.04.2019 in S.C.No.148 of 2014 passed by the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Pudukkottai.)

R. Hemalatha, J.

1. The appellant has filed the present appeal against the judgment and order dated 25.04.2019 passed by the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Pudukkottai in S.C.No.148 of 2014, wherein the appellant was convicted for an offence punishable under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to undergo Life Imprisonment and pay a fine of Rs.5,000/-, in default, to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of six months.

2. The prosecution theory runs as follows:

2.1. Tmt.Jagathambal is the wife of the deceased Subramanian. Subramanian and Jagathambal had two children by name, Sasikala [P.W-2] and Manikandan [P.W-3]. They were all residing in Vivekanandha Nagar, Mathur. Sasikala [P.W-2] and the appellant herein loved each other and eloped for which, a complaint was lodged by the deceased on 27.05.2012 with Thiru.Thiyagarajan [P.W-6] Sub-Inspector of Police, Mathur Police Station and the same was registered in C.S.R.No.84/2012. P.W-6 co