JUDGMENT :

C. PRATHEEP KUMAR, J.

1. The appellant is the sole accused in Sessions Case No. 373/2018 on the file of the Additional District & Sessions Court-VI, Thiruvananthapuram. He stands convicted for murdering his father-in-law. The accused was residing along with his wife, minor child, parents-in-law and brother-in-law. On 18.11.2017, at about 1.45 p.m., the accused came home for having lunch. When he demanded lunch, his wife who was holding the child and told the accused to wait till the child sleeps. Infuriated by the same, the accused demanded to return back the money he had given to her on the previous day. At that time also she told him that she could return the money only after the child sleeps. The accused at that time, abused his wife and assaulted her. On seeing the same, the deceased, who is his father-in-law, intervened and questioned the conduct of the accused. Infuriated by the same, the accused has taken a seat-board which was present there and threw the same towards the deceased. It hit on the head of the deceased, causing injury on his head. The deceased questioned the accused as to why he had thrown the seat board on his head. At that time, his wife and daughte