JUDGMENT :

K. Lakshman, J.

Heard Mrs. C. Vasundhara Reddy, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. C. Prathap Reddy, learned Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent.

2. This appeal is filed challenging the judgment dated 20.10.2014 in S.C. No.369 of 2014 passed by the learned Judge, Family Court-cum-VIII Additional Sessions Judge, Mahabubnagar.

3. The appellant herein is the sole accused in S.C. No.369 of 2014. The offence alleged against him is under Section - 302 of IPC. Vide the impugned judgment dated 20.10.2014, the trial Court convicted the appellant for the aforesaid offence and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for LIFE and also to pay a fine of Rs.100/- (Rupees one hundred only). The trial Court recorded conviction against the appellant on the ground that he has pleaded guilty of the offence charged against him.

4. Learned counsel for the appellant -accused would submit that while convicting the appellant, the trial Court did not follow the procedure laid down under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C.’), more particularly Section 229 of the Cr.P.C. The consequences of pleading guilty were not explained to the appellant after framing of