(delivered by M.Jothiraman, J.)

2. The brief case of the prosecution is as follows:

2.2 PW2—Arul Murugan, who is also the son of Chinnappan, deposed that he received information from PW1 that his father was dead and rushed to Chengalpattu Government Medical College Hospital.

2.4 PW4—Ramu, deposed that on 24.07.2009 around 3.00 p.m. when he was proceeding towards North Cheyyur along with one Nagarathinam, near Cheyyur–Pavunjur road, the police enquired the appellant/accused; on enquiry, the appellant/accused voluntarily gave confession statement and the same was recorded by the police in his (PW4’s) presence; in his confession statement, the appellant/accused stated that if they took him to the place of occurrence, he will identify the material objects, which were concealed by him; the admissible portion of the confession statement of the appellant/accused was marked as Ex.P2; thereafter, the Inspector