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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N.ANAND VENKATESH, P.DHANABAL
Govindaraj – Appellant
Versus
Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, M. Pudupatti Police Station – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of the case (Para 3) |
| 2. arguments regarding lack of evidence (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. court analysis of circumstantial evidence (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. reasoning for acquittal based on evidence (Para 12) |
| 5. final conclusion and order (Para 13) |
JUDGMENT :
P. DHANABAL, J.
1. Challenging the conviction and sentence rendered by the Fast Track Mahila Court, Virudhunagar District at Srivilliputhur in SC No.240 of 2016 dated 30.08.2023, the present criminal appeal has been filed by the appellant.
2. The trial Court has convicted the appellant as follows:
3. The case of the prosecution is that on 26.01.2016 at about 6.00 p.m., after consuming alcohol the appellant herein picked up quarrel with his wife and strangulated her neck and thereafter hanged her and thereby committed murder and caused disappearance of the evidence of offence, thereby charged for the offence under Section 302 and 201 of IPC.
3.1. PW.1 who is the mother of the deceased lodged complaint/Ex.P.1 before the respondent police and based on the said complaint P.W.8 registered First Information Report/Ex.P.7 in Crime No.9 of 2016 for the offence under Section 174 of Cr.PC., and thereafter the case
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