JUDGMENT

K.C.Bhanu, J.—This Criminal Appeal by the appellant sole accused under Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C.’) is directed against the judgment, dated 28.4.2009, in Sessions Case No.252 of 2007 on the file of the IV Additional Sessions Judge, (F.T.C), Anantapur, whereunder and whereby the accused was found guilty of the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for brevity ‘IPC’) and accordingly, he was convicted and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and also to pay a fine of Rs. 200, in default to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one month.

2. Brief facts, that are necessary for disposal of the present appeal, may be stated as follows:

PW1 is the daughter, PW2 is the son and PW3 is the brother of Harijana Hanumakka (hereinafter referred to as ‘the deceased’). The deceased and the accused were living in S.C. colony, Kalyandurga, whereas PW5 was living at Nagireddipalli. The deceased was concubine of the accused. The deceased was working as Anganwadi Teacher. After death of her husband, she developed illicit intimacy with the accused. The deceased gave Rs.10,000 to the accused as loan for his daughte