JUDGMENT :

S. Vaidyanathan, N. Anand Venkatesh, JJ.

1. The sole accused has preferred this Criminal Appeal aggrieved by the Judgment passed `2012, dated 27.02.2017, convicting and sentencing the sole accused/appellant as follows:

2. The case of the prosecution:

The deceased Jenish Kirubakaran is the nephew of P.W. 1. P.W. 4 is the cousin of P.W. 1. P.W. 2 and P.W. 3 are the close friends of the deceased and they are the members of Youth Christian Association. The accused was residing with his wife and P.W. 2 used to tease and make fun of the wife of the accused. Therefore, the accused had a grievance against P.W. 2. The deceased is the associate of P.W. 2 and others. The accused is said to have complained about this to the uncle of the deceased and asked him to advice