K.N. Basha, J.

1. The challenge in this appeal is to the judgment of the learned Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Perambalur dated 14.06.2012 made in S.C.No.89/2011, convicting the appellant for the offence under Section 302 IPC and sentencing him to undergo life imprisonment with a fine of Rs.5,000/- in default to undergo 2 years simple imprisonment.

2. The accused/appellant faced the trial under the following backdrop:

2.1. PW1 is the husband of the deceased Premavathi. The deceased was working as Craft Teacher in Moulana School at Perambalur. PW1 was working as Watchman in Dhanalaxmi Srinivasan Polytechnic College, Perambalur. They have been blessed with two female children, namely, Rekha and Priya. Everyday, PW1 used to drop the deceased to School in his cycle.

2.2. The accused is also a resident of the same place. PW1 alleged that the accused was troubling his daughter Rekha frequently for the last two years. On one day, the deceased, wife of PW1 along with Rekha, daughter of PW1 was proceeding near Uzhavar Sandhai and at that time, the said Rekha pointing out the accused and stated to the deceased that he was frequently troubling her. The deceased warned the accused.