in the noon when the victim/daughter of P.W-1 and P.W-2 was alone at home, the accused herein Packiyaraj who is also a paternal uncle viz., cousin to the father of the deceased victim, had abused her in front of the house of the victim and P.W-1, P.W-2 and P.W-3 and entered the house where the victim was alone at home and pulled her by hand with an intention to outrage her modesty. She protested. At that time, P.W-3 was available there and hence, the victim complained to P.W-3. He consoled her that he will inform his brother–P.W-2- father of the victim when he returns from work. While so, unable to bear the mental pain and shameful conduct of the accused, she had poured kerosene over her and set her on fire. Hearing her cries for help, P.W-3 and P.W-5 who were available in the vicinity of the house of P.W-1 and P.W-2 came running to her rescue. They had covered her with a thick blanket and rolled her over on the floor. In the meanwhile, message was sent to her parents P.W-1 and P.W-2 who were in the field nearby. Therefore, P.W-1 and P.W-2 returned home. In the meanwhile, a taxi was engaged by the neighbours. The taxi was driven by P.W-6-Suresh and they had taken the injured to the Government Medical College Hospital, Sivagangai. On reaching the hospital, P.W-7-Dr.Mahadevan had seen the victim. She had suffered 100% burns and she was not conscious. P.W-7 Doctor issued Wound Certificate under Ex.P-4. Thereafter, he had given intimation to Taluk Police Station, Sivagangai. On receipt of information from the Government Medical College Hospital, Sivagangai, P.W-9-Kannathal, the then Woman Sub Inspector of Police, who was on duty at Sivagangai Taluk Police Station, rushed to the Government Medical College Hospital, Sivagangai. By the time P.W-9woman Sub Inspector reached the hospital, the victim was dead. By that time, the parents of the victim, P.W-1 and P.W-2 were available in the female ward of the Government Medical College Hospital, Sivagangai. Therefore, P.W-9-Woman Sub Inspector had obtained oral complaint from the mother of the deceased victim girl which was taken down in writing by the woman Sub Inspector as complaint under Ex.P1. On return to the Sivagangai Taluk Police, she registered FIR under Ex.P-6 in Crime No.128 of 2006 for offences under Section 306 of IPC and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Harassment to Women Act against accused. The original complaint under Ex.P-1 and the original FIR under Ex.P-6 were sent to the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Sivagangai. She had arrested the accused and forwarded the accused for remand along with remand request. She had sent the copy of the complaint under Ex.P-1 and FIR under Ex.P-6 to the higher officials of the police department including P.W-10Rajendran-Inspector of Police, Taluk Police Station, Sivagangai.
