S.Nagamuthu, J.

The appellant is the sole accused in S.C.No.50 of 2014 on the file of the learned District Sessions Judge, Udhagamandalam, The Nilgiris. He stood charged for offence under Section 302 I.P.C. By judgment dated 17.03.2016, the trial Court convicted him under Section 302 I.P.C. and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life and pay a fine of Rs.2,000/- in default to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three 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:

2.1. The accused in this case, is a resident of Manjanakorai Burn Hill in Ooty. The deceased in this case also belongs to the same locality. On 01.07.2012, the accused and the deceased travelled in a mini bus from Ooty towards Manjanakorai Burn Hill. The bus came to a halt at Manjanakorai Burn Hill bus stop. The passengers from the bus tried to push each other to get down first. The accused, by mistake, dashed against the deceased while both were getting down from the bus through the same entrance. The deceased got down followed by the accused. The deceased shouted at the accused as to how dare he