MANI Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appellant is the sole accused in S.C. No. 77 of 2012 on the file of the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Dharmapuri. He stood charged for the offence under Sec. 302 IPC. By judgment, dated 28.02.2013, the Trial Court convicted the accused under Sec. 302 IPC and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000/ -, in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for three months. Challenging the said judgment of conviction and sentence, dated 28.02.2013, the accused is before this Court with this Criminal Appeal.

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

(3.) We have heard Mr. S. Doraisamy, learned counsel appearing for the appellant and Mr. M. Maharaja, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State and we have also perused the records carefully.