THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VAKITI RAMAKRISHNA REDDY CRIMINAL APPEAL No.1271 of 2017

JUDGMENT:

(Per Hon’ble Sri Justice K.Lakshman)

Heard Mr.P.Prabhakar Reddy, learned legal-aid counsel appearing for the appellant/accused and Dr.S.Prashanth, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor.

2. Appellant is the sole accused in S.C.No.352 of 2015 on the file of learned the Judge, Family Court-cum-VIII Additional Sessions Judge, Mahabubnagar. Vide impugned Judgment dated 26.04.2017, learned trial Court convicted the appellant/accused for the offence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (for short, ‘IPC’) and sentenced him to undergo life imprisonment. Learned trial Court acquitted him for the offence under Section 307 of IPC.

3. The case of the prosecution in nut-shell is that the appellant bore grudge on Smt.Kampendla Lakshmamma (hereinafter referred to as ‘the deceased’) and killed her. The deceased is the mother of PW.1, maternal grandmother of PWs.2 and 4 and sister of PW.3. PW.2 is the wife of the appellant and their marriage was performed in the year 2014. Thereafter, they have obtained customary divorce vide Ex.P.5 document, dated 16.08.2014. According