S. Nagamuthu, J.

The appellant is the sole accused in Sessions Case No. 200 of 2010, on the file of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court No. II, Poonamallee. He stood charged for the offence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. By judgment dated 7.7.2011, the trial Court convicted him under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/-. In default, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year. 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:

(a) The deceased in this case was one Mr. Rajesh @ Rajesh Kannan. P.W.1 is the mother and P.W.5 is the father of the deceased. P.W.2 is the maternal uncle of the deceased and P.Ws.3 and 4 are the grand mother and grand father, respectively, of the deceased. The accused is none other than the maternal uncle of the deceased. In other words, he is the brother of P.W.1. The deceased was already married and he was living with P.Ws.1 to 4, under a common roof at Green Park, Thiruverkadu, in Chennai. The accused became a drunkard and he u