JUDGMENT :

B. Pugalendhi, J.

(Prayer: Appeal filed under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records of the judgment dated 07.11.2017 in S.C.No.43 of 2013 on the file of the Additional District and Sessions Court (Special Court for E.C. Act), Pudukottai District in Crime No.252 of 2012 on the file of the respondent Police and set aside the same and acquit the appellant/accused No.1.)

1. This appeal is arising out of the conviction and sentence imposed by the Additional District and Sessions Court, (Special Court for EC Act), Pudukottai in S.C.No.43 of 2013, dated 07.11.2017, in and by which, the appellant/accused No.1 was found guilty for the offence under Section 302 IPC, convicted and sentenced to undergo a life imprisonment and to pay fine of Rs.1,000/- with default clause.

2. The appellant [accused No.1] along with his father Muthusamy /accused No.2 was tried before the trial Court for the offence under Sections 302 and 294(b) IPC. The trial Court by the judgment impugned in this appeal, acquitted accused No.2 from the charge under Section 302 IPC and also acquitted this appellant from the charge under Section 294(b) IPC. However, this appellant was found