VANNIARAJA Vs. INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THARUVAIKULAM POLICE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE appellant is the sole accused in S.C.No.261 of 2009 on the file of the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Thoothukudi. By judgment dated 8.8.2011, the learned Principal Sessions Judge convicted the appellant under Sections 302 and 201 IPC and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 6 months for the offence under Section 302 IPC and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.500/-, in default, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 3 months for the offence under Section 201 IPC. Challenging the said conviction and sentences, the appellant is before this Court with this appeal.

(2.) THE case of the prosecution in brief is as follows:-

(3.) OUT of the above witnesses, PW.5, PW.6, PW.7, PW.9 and PW.10 have turned hostile. PW.1 has vividly spoken to about the extra judicial confession given to him by the accused. PW.2 is the brother of the deceased; PW.3 is the wife of PW.2 and PW.4 is the father of the deceased. They have spoken to about the motive.