JUDGMENT:

(per Hon’ble Smt. Justice P.Sree Sudha)

This appeal is filed against the Judgment dated

17.06.2014 in S.C.No.263 of 2013, passed by the learned Special Judge for trial of offences under S.Cs & S.Ts (POA) Act- cum-VI–Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Secunderabad. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the appellant/accused murdered his mother, as she did not hand over her gratuity pension to him. The trial Court examined P.Ws.1 to 16 and marked Exs.P1 to P15 on behalf of the prosecution and also marked M.Os.1 to 7. After considering the oral and documentary evidence, the trial Court convicted the accused under Section 235(2) of Cr.P.C and sentenced him to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for life for the offence under Section 302 of IPC and he is also convicted for the offence punishable under Section 324 of IPC and sentenced him to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of six months. Both the sentences shall run concurrently. Aggrieved by the said Judgment, accused preferred the present appeal.

3. The appellant/accused mainly contended that there is no direct witness to the occurrence and the present case is based on the circumstantial evidence. It was also contende