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20. In the case before us, the motive attributed as against A1 and A2 is this. A2, a business partner of the deceased, wanted also to be partner of his business partner's life partner, namely, A1. The deceased seen A1 and A2 in lewd posture in his bed and went in rage and reprimanded A2 and since the deceased having been an obstacle for their shady relationship, A1 goaded A2 with money to finish her husband.

21. To establish the said motive, prosecution examined P.W.7, Sumathi, who had married Rajendran, the brother of the deceased. She is a neighbour of the deceased. Her evidence is that 10 days prior to the death of the deceased, around 12.30 noon, the deceased came to his house, P.W.7 and her mother-in-law, Arukkani heard loud sound from his house, they went in, seen the deceased shouting at his wife/A1 for she having shared the bed with A2, he also chased her with a bill-hook. P.W.7 and her mother-in-law and their neighbour, P.W.5, Periyasamy caught hold of the deceased. It is also the evidence of P.W.7 that the deceased had also scolded A2 and thereafter, the deceased did not talk to him.