ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL)

This appeal is by the appellant/accused being aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 29.06.2018, passed in Session Case No.10024/2017 on the file of IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Doddaballapura, (hereinafter referred to as the 'trial court' for short), by which, the trial Court has convicted the appellant/accused for the offence punishable under Section 302 of IPC and has sentenced him to undergo life imprisonment with fine amount of ₹ 10,000/- and in default to pay the fine amount to further undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one year.

2. Case of the prosecution in brief is that;

(a) Accused/appellant- Narasimhaiah is the father of victim-Manjunath and both were addicted to alcohol. Manjunath was pestering the appellant for money for purpose of meeting his alcoholic addiction which was the reason for frequent quarrels between them. At times victim-Manjunath had even assaulted his father, the accused in this regard. That on 12.05.2017 there was a programme of Nallathangi kathe in the house of one Rajanna s/o Chikkaerappa. Appellant/accused and his son victim-Manjunath and other neighbours had attended the sa