P.N. PRAKASH, J.

1. The appellant is the sole accused in S.C.No. 596 of 2015, on the file of the IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Tirunelveli. The Trial Court framed as many as three charges, as detailed below.

Charge Penal Provisions

Charge	Penal Provisions
1	447 IPC
2	302 IPC
3	397 IPC

2. By Judgment dated 22.09.2016, the Trial Court convicted the accused and sentenced him, as detailed below:-

Section of Law	Sentence of imprisonment	Fine amount
302 IPC	To undergo imprisonment for life.	Rs. 1,000/- in default to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months.
447 IPC	To undergo rigorous imprisonment for one month.	No fine
379 IPC	To undergo rigorous imprisonment for one month.	No fine

The sentences have been ordered to run concurrently. Challenging the said conviction and sentence, the appellant has come up with this Criminal Appeal.

3. The facts of the case lie a narrow compass:-

The appellant, a shepherd and native of S.S. Puram in Tirunelveli District, was tending cattle in Kerala. He