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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
P.VELMURUGAN, M.JOTHIRAMAN
Chitra – Appellant
Versus
State Represented By The Inspector Of Police – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
P. Velmurugan, J.
This criminal appeal has been filed to set aside the judgment of conviction and sentence passed against the appellant in S.C.No.66 of 2018 by the learned Sessions Judge (Fast Track Magalir Neethimandram), Krishnagiri District, dated 16.10.2019.
2 The case of the prosecution is that P.W.1 is working at Bangalore in the Dell Laptop Company and he is having three sisters namely Manjula, Vennila and Sagunthala and one brother P.W.4 namely Punith Kumar. 10 years prior to the occurrence, his elder sister namely Vennila got married with one Jayabal and having two children namely Sivani and one Vetrivel and due to some misunderstanding between them, the said Vennila deserted the matrimonial home and went to the house of P.W.1 and lived along with him. 2 years prior to the occurrence there was some misunderstanding arose between herself and P.W.1, hence she was living separately at Bethalapalli, foot hills. In these circumstances, the deceased Vennila developed illicit intimacy with the husband of the appellant and the husband of the appellant used to stay with the deceased. Hence the appellant being enraged over the illicit relationship between the deceased and ap
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