Mr. S. Nagamuthu, J.

The appellant, then a student doing II year Bachelor of Engineering Course in an Engineering college in Kancheepuram District, stands convicted for offence under Section 302 I.P.C., and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- in default to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months, on the allegation that he killed a fellow student doing II year B.E., course but in a different section due to animosity. The appellant challenges the said conviction and sentence.

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

The deceased in this case was one Mr. Rajkumar, who was hardly aged about 20 years. P.W.1 is his uncle and P.W.21 is his father. The deceased was staying in a hostel attached to the College and doing II year B.E course in ECE branch. He was in the 'B' section. The accused was also doing the same course but he was in the 'A' section and he was also staying in the college hostel. It is alleged that in the hostel, there was a quarrel between the accused and the deceased on a petty matter. Actuated by the said quarrel, it is alleged that on 04.09.2008, the deceased took 10 to 15 fellow students from Mechanica