JUDGMENT :

B. Veerappa, J.

1. The Appellant-accused filed the present Criminal Appeal against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 11.02.2015 passed in Sessions Case No. 62/2012 on the file of the Fast Track Court-II, Chintamani convicting the appellant accused for the offences punishable under Section 302 of IPC and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life and pay fine of Rs. 50,000/-

2. It is the case of the prosecution, that, on 22.11.2011, at about 12.45 noon, the deceased Krishnappa came to the SLN tiles shop of Munikrishna at Chikkaballapura on a Pulsar Motor Cycle bearing registration No. KA 05 HD 1664 along with a pillion rider Venu, who is his relative and spoke with P.W. 2-Munikrishna and also with one Santhosh who was in the shop. After some time, the deceased Krishnappa and Venu went near the shop of one Jagadeesh and after collecting Rs. 10,000/- returned to the SLN tiles shop. In the shop, after having discussed with Venu to go to Kolar to purchase sent Venu to fill petrol to the vehicle. The accused purchased a sickle on the footpath to snatch money from the deceased Krishnappa and kept sickle in the back pocket of his pant and returned