THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 3117 of 2018 JUDGMENT: (per The Hon'ble Sri Justice K.SURENDER)

This appeal is filed by the appellant/Accused, aggrieved by the conviction recorded by the Principal Sessions Judge, Adilabad, in S.C.No.237 of 2014 dated 04.10.2017, for the offence under Sections 302 read with 34 of IPC, and sentence to undergo life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- for the offence under Section 302 of IPC.

2. Heard learned Legal Aid Counsel appearing for the appellant, and Sri Arun Kumar Dodla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, and Sri M.Vivekananda Reddy, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State.

3. PW.1 lodged a complaint with the police on 29.01.2014 at 9.00 A.M. In the complaint, he stated that the appellant joined as a Farm Servant for working in the fields of Chinnolla Ganga Reddy s/o.Ramreddy (PW.6). However, he stopped working midway. The appellant took the salary of Rs.25,000/-. The younger brother of PW.6, i.e., Chinnolla Venkat Reddy (deceased), insisted that the appellant should pay back the salary amount that was given earlier since he stopped