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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
,
the sole accused – Appellant
Versus
the State – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background and facts of alleged attack causing death (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments by appellant and respondent on evidence credibility (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. detailed witness evidence and case facts (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. court’s reasoning on confession and right of private defence (Para 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 5. final verdict, sentence reduction and dismissal particulars (Para 16 , 17) |
JUDGMENT
This Criminal Appeal has been filed by the sole accused, challenging the conviction and sentence imposed upon her, vide judgment dated 24.01.2023 in S.C.No.139 of 2018, on the file of the learned II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vellore District @ Ranipet, Ranipet District.
2. (i) It is the case of the prosecution that the appellant was the wife of the deceased; that on 23.12.2017 at about 6.30 p.m., there was an altercation between the appellant and the deceased at their house, pursuant to which, the appellant had attacked the deceased with hands, pushed him by the neck scratched him with nails and caused injuries; that to cause the death of the deceased, the appellant took the boiling hot water from the gas stove and poured it on the shoulder, chest, stomach, neck, f
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