P. Kalaiyarasan, J.

This Criminal Appeal is against the Judgment, dated 18.12.2012 made in S.C.No.296 of 2011 on the file of the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Tiruppur.

2. The appellant is the first accused in the case. The second accused died. The appellant/accused has been convicted for the offence under Sections 341 and 302 r/w 34 IPC and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment and also to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for six months for the offence under Section 302 r/w 34 IPC and to undergo one month Simple Imprisonment for the offence under Section 341 IPC. The sentences were ordered to run concurrently.

3. The short facts leading to the filing of the appeal are as follows:

[a] The deceased Mayilsamy, accused Murugesan and one Thangamani were friends. They were going for work together. Mayilsamy was residing with his mother, P.W.5, Veerammal. In 2009, on one sunday, the accused came to the house of mayilsamy in the evening and took him for weaving work. For about 10 days, he did not return home. On 01.03.2009, wh