JUDGMENT

P.Velmurugan J.

This criminal appeal has been filed against the judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the learned VI Additional Sessions Judge, Chennai in S.C.No.141 of 2018 dated 08.08.2019 convicting and sentencing the appellant, who was tried as A2, to undergo life imprisonment each for the offence under Sections 120-B and 302 r/w 109 IPC , ordered to run concurrently.

2. Totally two accused were arrayed as A1 & A2 before the trial Court in S.C.No.141 of 2018 and pending trial, since A1 died, the charges framed him stood abated, necessitating the passing of the judgment of conviction and sentence against A2 by the trial Court. For convenience, the accused will be referred to as arrayed before the trial Court, in this judgment.

3. The respondent Police filed the charge sheet against the accused stating that the de-facto complainant is the father of the deceased, A1 is a call taxi driver and A2 is the wife of the deceased; that A1 and A2 were having illicit intimacy; that the accused joined together and criminally conspired to commit the murder of Udayabalan to grab his properties, as he was a hindrance to their illicit relationship; that in order to execute the cri