Tamil Nadu Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson at the Puducherry District Court on Friday
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Tamil Nadu Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson on Friday (September 4, 2026) received, from the Puducherry District Court, the additional charge sheet filed against him and his father in a 2022 assault case.
On the directions of the court, Mr. Wilson appeared before the Second Judicial Magistrate Chandrasekharan on Friday morning and received a copy of the charge sheet. His father Nestor, who is the second accused in the case, was also present.
After the Minister received the copy of the charge sheet, the judge posted the next hearing of the case to September 9. The JM-1 court had been hearing the case pertaining to the assault in its initial stages. As the JM-I was recently transferred, the accused appeared before JM-II to receive a copy of the charge sheet.
The court had previously directed the Minister to appear “in person without fail” to receive the charge sheet and a pen drive, which was produced by the complainant as evidence for the offence allegedly committed by Mr. Wilson. Recently, the Madras High Court had also pulled up the Minister for failing to appear before the Puducherry court in connection with the case.
What is the case about?
The case was filed in 2022 by Careline Claude, wife of the Minister’s brother, who resides in Ezhil Nagar in Puducherry town. She had complained that Mr. Wilson had trespassed into her house and assaulted and abused her over a property dispute.
A case was registered by the Lawspet police. However, she had challenged the FIR, saying that it invoked only the soft provisions of the law against Mr. Wilson. On the directions of the court, a fresh charge sheet invoking more serious provisions was later filed by the police.
Published – September 04, 2026 03:55 pm IST
