JUDGMENT :

R.POORNIMA, J.

This Criminal Appeal is filed against the judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the Sessions Judge, Fast Track Mahila Court, Dindigul, in S.C.No.114 of 2017, dated 08/06/2022 and consequently to acquit the appellant.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the accused Ramesh and the complainant Mageshwari are husband and wife. They are blessed with two female children. The accused suspected the fidelity of the complainant. Due to which, there was misunderstanding between the couple. The complainant was living separately from the accused for the past six months. Both the children were living with the accused. Three months back, the accused contracted second marriage, the complainant requested the accused to hand over the two female children to her. However, the accused refused. So, she lodged a complaint before the All Women Police Station, Kodaikanal. On 12.04.2016 at about 06.00 am, with the consent of the accused two female children were handed over to the complainant. On the same day at about 09.00 pm, while the complainant, her mother, grand-mother and grand-father (deceased Ramar) along with the children were taking food in their house, the accuse