S. Nagamuthu, J.

The appellant is the sole accused in S.C. No. 227 of 2007 on the file of the Principal Sessions Judge, Madurai. He stood charged for offences under Section 302IPC. By judgment dated 20.11.2008, the trial Court found him guilty under Section302 IPC and convicted him and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life, and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/-, in default, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months. Challenging the said conviction and sentence, the appellant is before this Court with this appeal.

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

The deceased was one Mr. Senthilkumar. He was a Driver in a lorry by profession. For quite some time, the accused was working along with the deceased as a Cleaner in the same lorry. Thus, they were known to each other. On 03.03.2007, in the occurrence village, Maasi festival was celebrated by the villagers. P.W.1's husband Mr. Kannan was in the festival participating in the same. The accused was also standing in the crowd witnessing the festival. At that time, P.W.1's husband took a sum of Rs. 10/- from the pocket of the accused. This, according to the prosecution, was done by Mr. Kannan only fo