JUDGMENT

The appellant herein was convicted by the Mahila court, Chennai in S.C. No.7 of 2014 for offence under Sections 306 and 498A IPC as well as the sentence imposed on him, challenges the same in this appeal.

2.1 The prosecution case opens as below:

a) 3rd April, 2012 opened as a peaceful day for the appellant and his wife, (who is now dead) and the child they have. However, later in the day, appellant's wife was found hanging with a saree tied to the ceiling fan. The outer door was broken open by the appellant along with PW1, the landlord of the appellant, who lived in the ground floor portion.

b) PW1 promptly gave Ext.P1 complaint, receiving which PW18, registered Ext.P18 FIR under Section 174(3) Cr.P.C. The investigation was then taken over by PW19.

c) PW18 proceeded to the SOC, prepared Ext.P2, Observation Magazar in the presence of PW7 and another, and also Ext.P19 rough sketch of the SOC. PW11, photographer who photographed the SOC along with the deceased and the photographs he shot are MO2 series. The IO would seize the saree which the deceased had used for committing suicide (marked MO1) under Ext.P3 seizure mahazar in the presence of the same witnesses.

d) The body was soo