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This Criminal Revision is filed against the judgment passed in C.A.No.11 of 2013, dated 27.11.2014 by the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ramanathapuram, confirming the judgment of the Judicial Magistrate, Mudukulathur, passed in C.C.No.36 of 2008, dated 27.02.2013.

2.The case of the prosecution is that the marriage between the de-facto complainant/PW1 Murugeswari and A1/Murugaboopathy was solemnised in the year 1998 and at the time of marriage, the parents of the de-facto complainant gave 12.5 sovereigns of gold jewels and cash of Rs.40,000/- as dowry and subsequently, A1 along with the other accused demanded 10 sovereigns of gold jewels as further dowry from the de-facto complainant and after conciliation meeting was conducted, reunited the couple by the panchayatars and the de- facto complainant returned back to her nuptial home and she gave birth of a female child and thereafter, she came to know that A1 married A8/Murugeswari as second wife with the help of A2 to A4 and thereafter, all the accused made cruelty to the de-facto complainant for further dowry and also threatened her. In this connection, the Inspector of Police, attached to Paramakudi All Wome