JUDGMENT :

R.C.S. Samant, J.

1. This Criminal Appeal has been preferred against the judgment of conviction and sentence dated 30.04.2015 against the appellant in Sessions Case No.03/2015 passed by the Third Additional Sessions Judge, Bastar, Place-Jagdalpur, C.G. convicting the appellant for commission of offence under Section 302 of I.P.C. and sentencing him with life imprisonment and fine of Rs.100/-, with default stipulations.

2. According to the prosecution case, on 27.11.2014 at about 07:30 P.M., the appellant assaulted the deceased-Sukra with an axe causing him various injuries for the reason stating that the deceased was not giving land to him. The deceased suffered various injuries and died on the spot. Budhram Kashyap (P.W.-7) saw the appellant fleeing from the spot. On the information given by Budhram Kashyap (P.W.-7), morgue intimation vide Ex.P/14 was recorded in the Police Station-Darbha. Subsequent to which, F.I.R. Ex.P/13 was also lodged against the present appellant registering the offence under Section 302 of I.P.C. The police conducted the investigation in which inquest procedure was taken up. The postmortem was conducted on the body of the deceased by Dr. Mahendra