JUDGMENT

Sanjay Kumar, J.—Burra Venkanna suffered a knife attack on 26.06.2006 at Ramachandrapuram, Gummadavally Village, Thungathurthy Mandal, Nalgonda District, and succumbed on 28.06.2006. Komire Venkanna was charged with his murder under Section 302 IPC in Sessions Case No.451 of 2009 on the file of the learned II Additional Sessions Judge, Nalgonda at Suryapet. He was also charged with committing an offence under Section 324 IPC by causing hurt to Komire Mansoor (P.W.1) with a knife. By judgment dated 09.02.2011, the Sessions Court convicted him on both charges. He was sentenced to life imprisonment apart from paying a fine of Rs.5,000/-, in default of which he was to suffer simple imprisonment for three months, in relation to his conviction under Section 302 IPC and to rigorous imprisonment for two years apart from paying a fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default of which he was to suffer simple imprisonment for one month, for his conviction under Section 324 IPC. Aggrieved by the convictions and sentences visited upon him, the accused is in appeal.

2. History of the case, in brief, is as under:

“The Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, Thungathurthy Police Station (P.W.19), was present