S. Tamilvanan, J.

1. The appeal is directed against the Judgment of conviction and sentence, dated 31.10.2014 made in S.C. No. 168 of 2013 on the file of the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Thiruvallur. The appellant stands convicted for the offence under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs. 2000/-, in default to undergo further period of six months simple imprisonment. Aggrieved by the said conviction and sentence, the appellant/accused has preferred this criminal appeal.

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

There was a dispute between the appellant/accused and his wife Rukmani (P.W. 7). The deceased Muthukumar @ Muthukumaran was residing in a portion of the property belongs to P.W. 7. Whenever there was a dispute between the accused and his wife, the deceased Muthukumar used to intervene between them. Hence, the appellant/accused warned the deceased to vacate the house. However, the deceased refused to vacate the house. On 06.04.2011 at about 11.00 p.m., the appellant stabbed the deceased with a pen knife, when he was taking dinner in one Muthu Tiffin Centre, at Surappattu Main Road, Mugam