JUDGMENT

The defacto-complainant herein has preferred this criminal appeal against the order of acquittal passed in S.C.No. 356 of 2015 dated

09.02.2018, by the VI Additional Sessions Court, Chennai.

2. The case of the prosecution in brief is as follows:

Smt. Sivagangai W/o Paramasivam is residing at No.25, ●

Oorurkuppam, Besant Nagar, Chennai – 600 090 which is situated along the seashore.

In the year 2012, due to cyclone-Neelam Storm, a Ship by name-

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Kauvery got struck down in the sea and the defacto-complainant sent four persons from her Kuppam in her own Boat bearing No. TN 03 FR PC2405 in order to rescue the employees of Kavery ship and rescued four employees.

But, the then President of Oorurkuppam received Rs. 1,00,000/- cash ●

prize from the Government of Tamil Nadu, as if, he rescued the stranded four employees of Kavery Ship.

Smt. Sivagangai, defacto-complainant lodged a complaint to the ●

Special Cell of the Chief Minister, who in turn advised her to lodge a complaint to the Deputy Commissioner, Adyar, accordingly she did so.

On 11.01.2013, when a serious wordy altercation took place between ●

the two sons of defacto-complainant and her brother, her brother fell down and due to head