THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1456 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 V Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge (Mahila Court), Hyderabad, in SC.No.25 of 2016 dated 15.03.2018, convicting the accused under Section 302 of the Indian penal Code, and sentencing him to undergo Life Imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-.

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

3. The appellant was convicted for beating the deceased, Swamy, with a boulder on his head, resulting in his death. The said act of the appellant beating the deceased was captured on CCTV camera. On the basis of the said CCTV camera footage, which is Ex.P12 (two CDs), the appellant was identified as the accused. PW.1 was working as a Police Constable in Nallakunta Police Station. He went to the scene of offence, along with another, while he was on patrolling duty. There, they found