JUDGMENT :

(C.S. Sudha, J.)

1. This appeal under Section 374(2) Cr.P.C. by the sole accused in S.C.No. 919/2012 on the file of the Court of Session, Kollam has been filed through the Superintendent, Central Prison, Thiruvananthapuram under Section 383 Cr.P.C. challenging the conviction entered and sentence passed against him for the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC.

2. The prosecution case as stated in the charge sheet is as follows – the deceased Vishnu is the son of the accused and PW7. On 21/07/2012 the accused had a quarrel with PW7, his wife, in which quarrel Vishnu intervened. This resulted in a scuffle between the accused and his son. Due to this enmity, the accused, with the intention of murdering his son, at 08.15 p.m., stabbed Vishnu with MO.1 tapping knife on the left side of his neck causing a grievous injury. The accused then pulled out MO.1 knife and beat Vishnu on the top of his head causing another injury. Vishnu thereafter succumbed to the grievous injuries sustained by him. The place of occurrence is the steps leading to the house where the accused was resid