JUDGMENT :

C. PRAVEEN KUMAR, J.

1. Sole accused in Sessions Case No. 132 of 2014 on the file of the learned Principal Sessions Judge, West Godavari at Eluru is the appellant. He was tried for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 379 I.P.C. for committing murder of one Kasigari Durga Bhavani (hereinafter, referred to as “deceased”) by stabbing him over right side of her neck with an electrical tester and strangulating her with her chunni till her death and thereafter, committed theft of rold gold chain with two gold mangala sutrams and a hand bag containing two cell phones.

2. Vide judgment, dated 21.08.2015, the learned Sessions Judge convicted the accused for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 379 I.P.C. and accordingly, sentenced him to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs. 25,000/- in default of payment of fine, to suffer simple imprisonment for a period of one year for the offence punishable under Section 302 I.P.C. and to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and to pay fine of Rs. 3,000/- in default of payment of fine, to suffer simple imprisonment for a period of six months for the offence punishable under Section 379 I.P.C.