SHAFFIQUE V., J.

1. Appeal under consideration has been preferred by the appellant, who is the sole accused in S.C.No. 282 of 2011 challenging the verdict of the 4th Additional Sessions Judge, Ernakulam in the said case dated 19/06/2014 by which he was found guilty for offences under Section 302 and Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short 'IPC') and was sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.25,000/-(Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with a default stipulation of rigorous imprisonment for three years for offence under Section 302 of I.P.C. and further to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-(Rupees One Thousand only) with one month rigorous imprisonment on default to pay the fine amount for offence under Section 323 of I.P.C. Substantive sentences were directed to run concurrently. Fine amount, if realized, was directed to be paid to PW2 as compensation under Section 357(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity 'Cr.P.C.').

2. Prosecution case is that, on 14/02/2008, at about 08.45 A.M., the appellant murdered Hairunnisa @ Nissa, W/o Kadavilan Veettil Jabbar by stabbing her with a kn