JUDGMENT :

M.Nirmal Kumar, J.

PRAYER: Criminal Appeal filed under Sections 374(2) of Criminal Procedure Code, to set aside the judgment of the learned XV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chennai passed in S.C.No.203 of 2021 dated 16.12.2022 and acquit the appellant.

The appellant/accused in S.C.No.203 of 2021 on the file of the learned XV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chennai was convicted by judgment dated 16.12.2022 and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life for the offence under Section 307 IPC, further to undergo two years rigorous imprisonment for the offence under Section 324 IPC and no fine sentence imposed by the Trial Court. Against which, the present appeal is filed.

2. Before the Trial Court, on the side of the prosecution P.W.1 to P.W.10 were examined, Ex.P1 to Ex.P8, M.O.1 and M.O.2 were marked. On the side of the defence, no witnesses examined and no documents marked.

3. The case of the prosecution in short is that on 29.06.2020 at about 8.00 a.m., the defacto complainant Rajendran, his wife/P.W.1/Jamuna along with P.W.2/Rani, a neighbour were sitting in front of their house in veranda and were talking, at that time the appellant/accused who i