S. NAGAMUTHU, J.

1. The appellant is the sole accused in S.C. No. 82 of 2006 on the file of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Ramanathapuram. He stood charged for offence under Section 302 IPC. The trial Court by judgment dated 22.12.2006 convicted him under Section 302 IPC and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000/-, in default, to undergo six months rigorous imprisonment. Challenging the said conviction and sentence, the appellant is before this Court with this criminal appeal.

2. The case of the prosecution in brief is as follows:

The deceased in this case was one Mr.Thirumurugan. He belonged to Pammanendal village. The accused also belongs to the same village. The deceased belonged to AIADMK party, whereas the accused belongs to a different political party. It is alleged that 17.1.2004, happened to be the birth anniversary of the founder leader of AIADMK party. P.W.6 was the then local leader of the AIADMK party. In order to celebrate the birth anniversary of MGR, P.W.6 had arranged for playing MGR songs in the village. The deceased was engaged for the said purpose of playing the songs in a speaker set. Ac