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11. The ocular evidence of the eye-witnesses about the attack made by the accused on Jacob is corroborated by medical evidence also. In fact, Mr.S.Ashok Kumar, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the appellant, did not seriously dispute the occurrence.

12. The only contention of Mr.Ashok Kumar, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the appellant, is that the appellant was suffering from Paranoid Schizophrenia, a major mental illness and the appellant has established the same by examining doctors, producing medical record and the circumstances which preceded, attendant and followed the crime and he was suffering from insanity and he was not fully aware of his activities and its consequences and he is entitled to the benefit of general exception contained in Section 84 IPC and the conviction and sentence imposed on him cannot be sustained. He placed reliance on the following decisions of the Supreme Court.

3. Appellant was being treated for unsoundness of mind since 1992  Diagnosed as suffering from paranoid schizophrenia.
4. Within a short span, soon after the incident from 27th June to 5th December, 1994, he had to be taken for treatment of ailment 25 times to hospital.
5. Appellant was under regular treatment for the mental ailment.
6. The weak motive of killing of wife  being that she was opposing the idea of the appellant resigning the job of a Police Constable.

25. Ex.D2 is the Psychological Report dated 24.11.2003 issued by Mr.S.Balakrishnan, Clinical Psychologist, residing at Plot No.13/17, Annamalai Colony, Virugambakkam, Chennai. In Ex.D2 Report, Mr.S.Balakrishnan has mentioned the test findings and in the summary he has stated that Ramesh Babu is showing significant features of paranoid disorder and there are problems in adjustment in the area of interpersonal regions and self concept. The author of Ex.D2 Report Mr.S.Balakrishnan has not been examined by the accused. He is not in Government service. Ex.D2 Report came to be marked through DW.1 Dr.Bashyam. Though Dr.Bashyam, in his testimony, has stated that he sent Ramesh Babu to clinical test and obtained Ex.D2 Report, there is no mention about the referral of the accused to Mr.S.Balakrishnan or receipt of Ex.D2 Report in the first document in Ex.D1 (series) viz., the prescription letter containing running notes of examination of Ramesh Babu on various dates. Dr.Bashyam is a private practitioner and the only medical record pertaining to patient Ramesh Babu maintained by him is the first document in Ex.D1 (series) referred above and if really Ramesh Babu was referred to test, it ought to have been mentioned in the above medical record, but that is not mentioned. In short, nothing about the referral and receipt of report is mentioned in first document in Ex.D1 (series). In such circumstances, it is difficult to conclude that Ex.D2 Report is a contemporaneous document which came into existence at the time when DW.1 Dr.Bashyam treated Ramesh Babu and much reliance cannot be placed on it. In this context, it is relevant to point out that DW.1 Dr.Bashyam in his running notes of examination in the first document in Ex.D1 (series) has not recorded that Ramesh Babu was suffering from paranoid psychosis. No such diagnosis was shown to have been made by him during his treatment. Only during the oral testimony, he has come out with such a version, which is not supported by any contemporaneous record maintained by him.

OPINION:
He is suffering from Paranoid Schizophrenia, a Major Mental Illness. He is presently treated with antipsychotic medications. He requires continuous, long term antipsychotic medications, periodic follow up and treatment by a Psychiatrist."

From the above, it is seen that the examination conducted was one of putting questions to the patient and the answers given by Ramesh Babu have been recorded and mentioned as such in Ex.D3 Observation Report. Of course, the opinion expressed is that Ramesh Babu is suffering from Paranoid Schizophrenia, a major mental illness. DW.2 Dr.Malaiappan has stated that the accused Ramesh Babu was first examined in Mental Hospital on 3.2.2007 and he cannot tell as to what was his mental condition before that date and he cannot also precisely state the period of mental illness prior to their examination.