S. RAVINDRA BHAT, J.

1. The Appellant impugns a judgment and order of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, dated 14-08-2003, in SC 60/2007, whereby he was convicted for the offence punishable under Section 302, IPC, and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment.

2. The prosecution alleges that on 13-04-2003, in the evening, at 09:00 PM, when Harsh Dua, and his brothers, Praveen and Sonu Dua, had gone to attend the engagement ceremony of their friend at Sanjay Park, Govind Pura, and were talking amongst themselves, the Appellant reached there, and picked up a quarrel with Praveen. He reportedly told Harsh Dua, that Praveen had slapped him, and that he would not leave him. Harsh and the others tried to calm down the appellant; he went away. Harsh and his brothers went inside the park. A few minutes later, Inderjeet Chawla @ Deepak, a friend of Parveen also reached there. When all these friends were conversing, the Appellant came there. He complained to Inderjeet that Parveen had slapped him, without a cause, and that it did not bode well for him. Again, Praveen’s brothers tried to diffuse the situation, and calm down the appellant; they also apologized on behalf of Parveen.