JUDGMENT :

G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

1. This appeal has been filed as against the Judgment passed in S.C.No.36 of 2019, dated 12.12.2022, on the file of the Fast Track Mahila Court, Virudhunagar District at Srivilliputhur, thereby convicting the appellant for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 201 of IPC .

2. The case of the prosecution is that the deceased and the accused were close relatives. Both their respective husbands had passed away, which led to a close acquaintance between the two women. During this period of acquaintance, the accused had an illegal intimacy with one Mani @ Balasubramanian. On 07.08.2018, the said Mani @ Balasubramanian borrowed Rs.30,000/- from the accused. The accused pledged her mother's jewels and paid the samd to the said person. Later, when the accused asked him to repay the loan so she could redeem her jewels, he refused repayment. The deceased inquired the accused about her problems, and the accused disclosed everything to the deceased. In response, the deceased warned the accused not to have any relationship with the said Mani @ Balasubramanian. The deceased further threatened the accused that if she continued the relationship with this p