IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST JANUARY 2007 / 11TH MAGHA 1928 CRL.A.No. 1698 of 2006() ------------------------ SC.18/2006 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT, ADHOC II, MANJERI .................... APPELLANT: ACCUSED ------------------ AYYAPPAN S/O.THAMU, C.NO.3760, CENTRAL PRISION, KANNUR. BY ADV. ADV.PRASANTH.M.P(STATE BRIEF) RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY S.I. OF POLICE, KALPAKANCHERI P.S., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02-01-2007 THE COURT ON 31/01/2007, DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Crl. A. No. 1698 of 2006 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated, this the day of 2006 JUDGMENT The case of the prosecution was that the accused had committed offences punishable under Sections 498 A, 436, 323 and 427 I.P.C. Out of these the trial court acquitted the appellant of the offences punishable under sections 323 and 427 I.P.C. Therefore, the only offences which survive for consideration in this appeal are those punishable under Sections 498 A and 43 I.P.C. I will first consider the prosecution case regarding the commission of offence punishable under Sec. 498 A IPC. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) ani.