JUDGMENT

(Per Hon’ble Sri Justice C.Praveen Kumar)

Heard Sri. Challa Dhanamjaya, learned Counsel appearing for the Appellant and Sri. S. Dushyanth Reddy, Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, through Blue Jeans video conferencing APP and with their consent, the appeal is disposed of.

1. The sole accused in Sessions Case No. 317 of 2013 on the file of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, West Godavari, Kovvur, is the appellant herein. He was tried for the offence punishable under Sections 302 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 [‘I.P.C.’], for causing the death of one Kakarla Subba Rao [‘Deceased’] on 06.05.2009. By its Judgment, dated 01.10.2014, the learned Sessions Judge, convicted the appellant and sentenced him to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.1,000/- for the offence punishable under Section 302 I.P.C., in default to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two months.

2. The case of the prosecution is as under:

i) PW1 is the brother of the deceased, while PW2, who is a resident of Kovvur, ekes out his livelihood by doing Carpentery work at Kovvur. PW3 is the brother-in-law of PW1. It is said that accused and deceased had some disputes over money transactions. The a