The Madurai Bench of the Madras Excessive Court docket has confirmed the life sentence awarded to a person by Tirunelveli Extra Classes Court docket IV in 2018 for the homicide of his spouse in 2015.
A Division Bench of Justices S. Vaidyanathan and G. Jayachandran noticed that there was no illegality or error within the judgment of the trial court docket and confirmed the conviction and the sentence awarded by the trial court docket. The court docket was listening to the felony enchantment filed by the convict, Avudaiyappan alias Raj, difficult the trial court docket judgment.
The case of the prosecution was that the matrimonial relationship between Avudaiyappan and his spouse Ramalakshmi was not cordial. There have been frequent quarrels between them since Avudaiyappan was an alcoholic and was irregular to work.
The couple had been dwelling in Thoothukudi. Later, Ramalakshmi moved to her mother and father’ home in Tirunelveli alongside along with her two youngsters. For practically three years, Ramalakshmi lived along with her mother and father.
In 2015, a number of months earlier than the incidence of the crime, Avudaiyappan approached Ramalakshmi’s mother and father and promised them that he would take correct care of his spouse and youngsters. He requested them to reunite his spouse with him.
Ramalakshmi’s mother and father conceded his request and the couple moved right into a home close to her mother and father’ home. However, on the fateful day, the couple quarrelled once more, and the kids ran to their grandparents’ home to alert them.
Once they rushed to Ramalakshmi’s home, her mother and father discovered Avudaiyappan hitting her with an iron rod. Once they tried to intervene, he threatened them and ran away with the iron rod. Ramalakshmi succumbed to her accidents.
Tirunelveli police had booked a case below Part 302 (homicide) of the Indian Penal Code.
