Station, the respondent herein, is that the appellant/accused Sudha and the deceased Murugaiyan are the residents of Erikarai Street, Karai Nagar, Tirupoondi. The land measuring 40 Kuzhi, was pledged for Rs.150/- by one Gopal, father-in-law of the deceased Murugaiyan to one Dhanapal, father of the appellant/accused and the said Dhanapal was in occupation and enjoyment of the said land. The land was situate behind the house and in between the lands of the deceased Murugaiyan. The deceased Murugaiyan had attempted to redeem the land from Dhanapal – father of the appellant/accused. But, the said Dhanapal had refused to return the property and therefore, there existed an enmity between the families of the deceased Murugaiyan and Dhanapal. While so, three days prior to the occurrence, the appellant/accused had cut the branches of acacia trees which stood on the Southern side of the said land and thereafter, on the date of occurrence, i.e., on 24.04.2007, at about 7.00 a.m., the appellant/accused had tried to remove the branches already cut by her and the deceased Murugaiyan objected to, due to which, there ensued a wordy altercation between the deceased and the appellant/accused. During the quarrel, the appellant/accused, with an intention of causing the death of Murugaiyan, fisted him on the chest, as a result of which, the said Murugaiyan had fallen down. Thereafter, the appellant/accused had sat on the stomach of Murugaiyan and beat him on his chest with hands knowing well that it is likely to cause the death of Murugaiyan. Murugaiyan died due to shock and haemorrhage due to the injuries on the vital organ. The charge sheet was filed against the appellant/accused for the offence punishable under section 302 IPC.
