MUNIRAJ Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Appellant is the accused in S.C.79/1996 on the file of Principal Sessions Court, Vellore. By the Judgment dated 08.11.1996, the Principal Sessions Judge, Vellore convicted the Appellant / accused under Sec.302 IPC and sentenced him to undergo Imprisonment for Life.

(2.) This is a case of father-in-law killing the son-in-law due to differences between his daughter and the deceased. Case of the Prosecution could briefly be stated thus: Sulochana - daughter of the deceased was given in marriage to the accused about six months prior to the occurrence. After marriage, the deceased Narayanan and Sulochana were living with P.W.1 (mother of the deceased) in Agaram Village. Sulochana used to go to cooly work. It is alleged that the deceased used to demand the mo wife which she was earning and there used to be frequent quarrel between them. Due to such quarrel, Sulochana frequently used to go to her parents house at Athanavoor Village in Elagiri. There used to be Panchayat held to bring back Sulochana to the house of the deceased.

(3.) On 06.11.1995 also Sulochana, went to her parents house at Athanavoor Village in Elagiri. On 09.11.1995, P.W.1 - mother of the deceased, P.W.2 - Panchayat President of Madavalam, P.W.3 - a resident of Agaram Village went to Athanavoor Village to conven bring back Sulochana, wife of the deceased. They reached Athanavoor Village at about 3.15 PM. P.Ws.2 and 3 went to the laundry shop of the accused in the bus stop. P.W.1 and her son Narayanan went near the tailor shop of P.W.4 and P.W.4 asked them to sit in hi that time, P.Ws.2 and 3 were talking with the accused and the accused came near P.W.1 and Narayanan. Questioning Narayanan as to why he had driven away his daughter, the accused abused them in f accused took one wooden stick - M.O.1 from the lane between his laundry shop and tailor shop of P.W.4 and beat Narayanan on his left side head. Narayanan immediately fell down and there was bleedi beat Narayanan with M.O.1 wooden stick on his back and Narayanan again fell down and became unconscious. With the help of one School Father / Priest, injured Narayanan was taken to Tirupathur Gov Hospital in a jeep.