Mr. S. NAGAMUTHU, J.

1. The appellant is the sole accused in S.C. No. 2 of 2010 on the file of the Principal Sessions Judge, Kanyakumari District. By judgment dated 10.12.2011, the trial Court, convicted him under Sections 449 and 302 IPC and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/-, in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for one year for offence under Section 449 IPC and to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/- in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for one year for offence under Section 302 IPC. The sentences have been ordered to run concurrently. Challenging the said conviction and sentence, the appellant is before this Court with this criminal appeal.

2. The brief facts of the case of the prosecution are as follows:

P.W.1 is the mother of the deceased. The deceased was one Sharmi, aged about 24 years. The deceased was a post graduate having M.E., degree to her credit. She was working in a private college known as “James Engineering College”. The accused had developed love for her and wanted to marry her. But it was not to the liking of the deceased and her family members. The deceased declined to the