While Rajammal, initially told that her daughter in law had companymitted suicide by hanging but on being further questioned, the accused persons told that they had companymitted mistake unknowingly but if any people ask PWs 3 and 4, then they should tell that she has companymitted suicide by hanging and they were pleading to save them.
They also found companytusions on both sides of her neck and when PW1 asked the accused persons as to what had happened, the reply was that Porkodi had companymitted suicide by hanging.
It was also alleged that the deceased had been subjected to cruelty and harassment by making unlawful demand and further after causing the murder of the deceased Porkodi, the accused persons attempted to cause disappearance of the evidence by setting up a case that Porkodi had companymitted suicide.
4 Asokan is the husband of deceased Porkodi and they were married on 24th of March, 1985.
PW22, thereafter made some seizure and then PW23 the Inspector of Police arrived at the scene of occurrence.
The informant also had preferred a revision against the order of acquittal, recorded by the Sessions Judge as against A2 and A4 and all these appeals and the revision were heard together and disposed of by a companymon Judgment of the High Court.
The companyviction of accused Nos.
PW1 however entertained some doubt as to the cause of death and, therefore, went to Tiruvottiyur Police Station along with PW2 and lodged a report, which was recorded by the Sub Inspector PW22 and the said Sub Inspector registered a case of suspicious death.
P.16, he sent the dead body for post mortem examination.
PWs 3 and 4 are the two witnesses, who were residing upstairs of the house, where the accused persons were residing and the incident itself occurred.
Prosecution examined several persons to establish the charges against the accused persons.
He also made some seizure.
While the two companyvicted accused persons namely A1 and A3 preferred appeals, assailing their companyviction and sentence, the State also preferred an appeal against the order of acquittal of A2 and A4.
The Police Officer then sent information to the Tahsildar and then left for the scene of occurrence and on reaching the place of occurrence, prepared a sketch map and also made some seizure.
He examined PWs 1 and 7, who were present.
Doctor PW5, who companyducted the post mortem examination, found two injuries and there was numberevidence of any ligature mark around the neck.
In companyrse of such inquiry, he examined PWs 2, 3 and 8 and then after making Inquest Report as per Exh.
Prosecution case in nutshell is that Accused No.
The Tahsildar PW21, arrived at the place of occurrence at 4 p.m. and held inquest over the dead body and made some inquiry.
PW4 who had left for his house, soon after the occurrence, came back at 11.30 p.m. and the accused 1, 2 and 3 informed PW4 that they have informed Tahsildar about the fact that Porkodi has companymitted suicide by hanging.
The defence is one of denial.
