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

The deceased one Nagajothi, is the wife of P.W.1 and sister of P.W.2. She was working as a Cashier in a Petrol Filling Station at Palamedu, Madurai. The deceased belongs to Hindu Scheduled Caste, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/ Pallar, Community and the accused belongs to Backward Class, Saadhu Chettiyar Community. In the year 2005, P.W.1 got married to the deceased. It was a love marriage and they got two children to the wedlock. Subsequently, the deceased said to have developed illicit intimacy with the accused and a complaint had also been given by P.W.1 against the accused before Oomachikulam Police Station, where the accused appeared and given undertaking that, he will not have any contact with the deceased in future and he will not harass her. Despite that undertaking, the accused started harassing the deceased. In the above circumstances, P.W.1/husband of the deceased used to drop the deceased to the Petrol Filling Station daily. On 16.10.2016, P.W.1 dropped the deceased in the work place. Thereafter, he took another two wheeler, a TVS Scooty Pep, bearing Registration No.TN 59 AA 4125, from one Marudhupandi and handed over the same to the deceased, and at about 7.00 p.m., both P.Ws.1 and 2, went to the Petrol Pump where the deceased was working to take her back. While returning back, the deceased was riding a two wheeler TVS Scooty Pep and both P.Ws.1 and 2 followed her in another two-wheeler, in Alanganallur- Palamedu main road. At about 7.15 p.m., while they were nearing a https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/ Shampoo Factory, the accused came in a two wheeler, overtook P.Ws.1 and 2, and attacked the deceased with knife and dashed against the vehicle of the deceased. While the deceased fell down, again he stabbed her in the hip and silted her throat. When P.Ws.1 and 2 tried to prevent him, he criminally intimidated him and escaped from the scene of occurrence. Immediately, they called an Ambulance and took her to Vadipatti Government Hospital, where she was declared dead. Thereafter, P.W.1, went the respondent police and lodged a complaint at about 10.30 p.m.

7. P.W.2 is the brother of the deceased. He is also an eyewitness to the occurrence and he spoke about the earlier complaint given against the accused. He has also stated that while the deceased and P.Ws.1 and 2 were returning back to home in Palamedu - Alanganallur main raid, the accused attacked her and caused her death. P.W.3 is the Cousin of the deceased and he spoke about the earlier complaint given against the accused before Oomachikulam Police Station. P.W.4 is the mother of the deceased. Her evidence has no substance. P.W.5 is the witness to the Observation Mahazar and Rough Sketch and also witness to the recovery of two-wheeler and other material objects from the scene of occurrence. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/ P.W.6 is also a Cousin of the deceased, he spoke about the illicit intimacy between the accused and the deceased and also spoke about the earlier complaint given against the accused. P.W.7 is the brother of the deceased and he spoke about the earlier complaint given against the accused. P.W. 8 is the Sub-Inspector of Police, Alanganallur Police Station, who handed over the express F.I.R to the Judicial Magistrate Court.

10. P.W.14 is the neighbour of the deceased, he spoke about the illicit intimacy between the deceased and the accused. He also spoke about the earlier complaint given against the accused. P.W.15 is the Inspector of Police, Alanganallur Police Station, who registered the F.I.R. P.W.16 is the Investigating Officer, who has conducted the investigation and recorded the statement of witnesses and recovered the material https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/ objects and on completion of investigation filed the final report.

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15. Opposing the same, Mr.S.Ravi learned Standing Counsel for State would submit that, there are two eyewitnesses to the occurrence P.Ws.1 and 2. Even though they are closely related to the deceased, their evidences are true, trustworthy and there is no reason to disbelieve their evidence. It is their consistent evidence that due to the harassment of the accused against the deceased, in order to give protection to the deceased, P.Ws.1 and 2 followed the deceased, at that time, the occurrence had taken place. The accused criminally intimidated them with weapon. Hence, they were not in a position to prevent the accused from attacking the deceased. Their evidences are natural and trustworthy, merely because the witnesses are related to the deceased, their evidence cannot be discarded. That apart, the prosecution also clearly established the motive that, the accused had illicit intimacy with the deceased and there was an earlier complaint against the accused, given by P.W.1, before the Oomachikulam police station where the accused has given an undertaking and number of witnesses have been examined to prove the motive, and, the prosecution established the motive. Further, immediately after the occurrence, the complaint has been given and there is no delay in giving the complaint and the accused was also named in https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/ the F.I.R., and the F.I.R was also sent to the concerned Judicial Magistrate Court without any delay. That apart, the medical evidence also corroborated the evidence of P.Ws.1 and 2. Thus, the prosecution has clearly established the guilt of the accused and the trial Court after considering the entire materials, rightly convicted the accused and there is no reason to interfere with the well considered judgment of the trial Court.