JUDGMENT

Rajendra Babu, J.-The appellant before us having been convicted under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life, unsuccessfully appealed to the High Court. Hence this appeal.

2. The prosecution alleged that on 25.9.83 at about 2.30 p.m. the appellant went to the house of Abdulla and called him out when the said Abdulla was stated to be sleeping inside the house. At that time, Hameed, PW 1, son, Manha, PW 2, first wife of Abdulla and Beevi, daughter of Abdulla were sitting inside the kitchen. Abdulla came out of the house and both, the appellant and Abdulla went to the shed situate in the courtyard of the house. Abdulla sat on a bench and the appellant stood near him. In the course of their conversation, Abdulla appears to have demanded repayment of the money owned by the appellant. Annoyed by that demand, the appellant is stated to have taken out a dagger proclaiming that it had been given to him by Pariyaram Abbas to kill him, stabbed Abdulla inflicting injury on his chest. Abdulla was toppled down along with the bench. Hameed, PW 1, Manha, PW 2 and Beevi rushed to the scene. Achibi, PW 3, the second wife of Abdulla, who had come to draw water from the