1. This Criminal Appeal is preferred by the First Accused challenging the conviction and sentence passed in the judgment dated 11.11.2010, made in S.C.No.18 of 2010 on the file of the Court of Special Court for trial of Bomb Blast Cases, Coimbatore.

2. The Appellant / First Accused was charged and convicted as follows:

Under Section 449 of IPC .. R.I. for life and fine of Rs.10,000/- with default sentence of 6 months, R.I.

Under Section 302 of IPC.. R.I. for life and fine of Rs.15,000/- with default sentence of 9 months, R.I.

Under Section 380 of IPC.. R.I. for 5 years and fine of Rs.5,000/- with default sentence of 3 months, R.I.

The sentences are ordered to run concurrently. Set off under Section 428 of Cr.P.C. was also ordered.

3. The facts leading to the filing of this Appeal are as follows:

On 17.8.2009 at about 6.30 p.m., the Accused namely Ramesh (Appellant/A1) and Ganesh (A2) on coming to know that Tmt.Kamalam, mother of P.W.1-Senthilvel was in the house alone, hatched a plan to murder her and steal the articles. Accordingly, both the Accused entered into the house of Kamalam with Clutch Cable Wire (M.O.27) and when Kamalam was lying in the bedroom, A2 strangled her wit